diff --git a/CODEOWNERS b/CODEOWNERS
deleted file mode 100644
index 5c4682b71..000000000
--- a/CODEOWNERS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-#####################################################
-#
-# List of approvers for OpenTelemetry Specifications repository
-#
-#####################################################
-#
-# Learn about membership in OpenTelemetry community:
-#  https://github.com/open-telemetry/community/blob/master/community-membership.md
-# 
-#
-# Learn about CODEOWNERS file format: 
-#  https://help.github.com/en/articles/about-code-owners
-#
-
-# Global owners, will be the owners for everything in the repo. Membership is tracked via https://github.com/open-telemetry/community/blob/master/community-members.md 
-*   @open-telemetry/specs-approvers
-
-# Trace owners (global + trace)
-experimental/trace/     @open-telemetry/specs-approvers @open-telemetry/specs-trace-approvers
-specification/trace/    @open-telemetry/specs-approvers @open-telemetry/specs-trace-approvers
-
-# Metrics owners (global + metrics)
-experimental/metrics/   @open-telemetry/specs-approvers @open-telemetry/specs-metrics-approvers
-specification/metrics/  @open-telemetry/specs-approvers @open-telemetry/specs-metrics-approvers
-
-# Logs owners (global + logs)
-experimental/logs/      @open-telemetry/specs-approvers @open-telemetry/specs-logs-approvers
-specification/logs/     @open-telemetry/specs-approvers @open-telemetry/specs-logs-approvers
diff --git a/docfx.json b/docfx.json
index 8215dda72..76932e61e 100644
--- a/docfx.json
+++ b/docfx.json
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     "resource": [
       {
         "files": [
+          ".github/CODEOWNERS",
           ".markdownlint.yaml",
           ".vscode/settings.json",
           "**.png"