diff --git a/.changeset/violet-wolves-hide.md b/.changeset/violet-wolves-hide.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a845151cc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/violet-wolves-hide.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+---
+---
diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
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--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 # These owners will be the default owners for everything in
 # the repo. Unless a later match takes precedence.
-*  @edwardfoyle @sobolk @Amplifiyer @srquinn21
+*  @aws-amplify/amplify-backend
 
 # API approval - public surface and dependencies.
-**/API.md @edwardfoyle @sobolk @Amplifiyer @srquinn21
-**/package.json @edwardfoyle @sobolk @Amplifiyer @srquinn21
+**/API.md @aws-amplify/amplify-backend-api-approvers
+**/package.json @aws-amplify/amplify-backend-api-approvers
+
+# GitHub actions/checks approval
+/.github/ @aws-amplify/amplify-backend-admins