diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index 86cfd764..150ed123 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -11,16 +11,16 @@
 # NOTE: Must be placed last to ensure enforcement over all other rules
 
 # Protection Rules for Github Configuration Files and Actions Workflows
-/.github/                                       @hashgraph/devops-ci @hashgraph/devops-ci-committers @hashgraph/release-engineering-managers
-/.github/workflows/                             @hashgraph/devops-ci @hashgraph/devops-ci-committers @hashgraph/release-engineering-managers
+/.github/                                       @hashgraph/devops-ci @hashgraph/devops-ci-committers @hashgraph/release-engineering-managers @hashgraph/developer-advocates
+/.github/workflows/                             @hashgraph/devops-ci @hashgraph/devops-ci-committers @hashgraph/release-engineering-managers @hashgraph/developer-advocates
 
 # Self-protection for root CODEOWNERS files (this file should not exist and should definitely require approval)
-/CODEOWNERS                                      @hashgraph/release-engineering-managers
+/CODEOWNERS                                     @hashgraph/release-engineering-managers
 
 # Protect the repository root files
-/README.md                                      @hashgraph/devops-ci @hashgraph/release-engineering-managers
+/README.md                                      @hashgraph/devops-ci @hashgraph/release-engineering-managers @hashgraph/developer-advocates
 **/LICENSE                                      @hashgraph/release-engineering-managers
 
 # Git Ignore definitions
-**/.gitignore                                   @hashgraph/devops-ci @hashgraph/release-engineering-managers
-**/.gitignore.*                                 @hashgraph/devops-ci @hashgraph/release-engineering-managers
+**/.gitignore                                   @hashgraph/devops-ci @hashgraph/release-engineering-managers @hashgraph/developer-advocates
+**/.gitignore.*                                 @hashgraph/devops-ci @hashgraph/release-engineering-managers @hashgraph/developer-advocates