diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index b9badf8..c2b7892 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -1 +1,8 @@
 * @matt-mercer @nhsdigital/mesh-to-cloud-admins
+
+# Exempt for dependabot
+poetry.lock
+pyproject.toml
+requirements.txt
+.github/workflows/*.yml
+.github/dependabot.*yaml