diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7fd061d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+* @HotelsDotCom/beeju-committers
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e6c7bcc..7d0e4ff 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 - JUnit version updated to `5.5.2` (was 5.5.1).
 - Depend on `junit-jupiter` (was `junit-jupiter-api`).
 - `hotels-oss-parent` version updated to `4.2.0` (was `4.1.0`).
+- Upgraded version of `hive.version` to `2.3.7` (was `2.3.4`). Allows BeeJU to be used on JDK>=9.
 
 ## [3.0.1] - 2019-09-27
 ### Changed
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8caef1b..81e479f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
   <properties>
     <hadoop.version>2.7.2</hadoop.version>
-    <hive.version>2.3.4</hive.version>
+    <hive.version>2.3.7</hive.version>
     <jdk.version>1.8</jdk.version>
     <junit.jupiter.version>5.5.2</junit.jupiter.version>
   </properties>