diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index 2c54b0d250372..b6ec921aa3a61 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # This file is automatically added by @npmcli/template-oss. Do not edit.
 
-* @npm/cli-team
+* @npm/cli-team @npm/cli-triage
diff --git a/scripts/template-oss/CODEOWNERS.hbs b/scripts/template-oss/CODEOWNERS.hbs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..5f01583d13b69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/template-oss/CODEOWNERS.hbs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+* @npm/cli-team @npm/cli-triage
diff --git a/scripts/template-oss/root.js b/scripts/template-oss/root.js
index 58a8c66e077e8..3771c2b09078f 100644
--- a/scripts/template-oss/root.js
+++ b/scripts/template-oss/root.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ module.exports = {
   },
   rootRepo: {
     add: {
+      '.github/CODEOWNERS': 'CODEOWNERS.hbs',
       '.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug.yml': false,
       '.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml': false,
       '.github/dependabot.yml': false,