diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index 6f31a23d78..bf45a6e6ce 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -1,50 +1,32 @@
 # Order matters. The last matching pattern takes precedence.
 
-### Catch-all ###
-* @denolfe @jmikrut @DanRibbens
-.* @denolfe @jmikrut @DanRibbens
-
 ### Core ###
-/packages/payload/ @denolfe @jmikrut @DanRibbens
-/packages/payload/src/uploads/ @denolfe
-/packages/payload/src/admin/ @jmikrut @jacobsfletch @JarrodMFlesch
 
 ### Adapters ###
-/packages/bundler-*/ @denolfe @jmikrut @DanRibbens @JarrodMFlesch
-/packages/db-*/ @denolfe @jmikrut @DanRibbens
-/packages/richtext-*/ @denolfe @jmikrut @DanRibbens @AlessioGr
+/packages/richtext-*/ @AlessioGr
 
 ### Plugins ###
-/packages/plugin-*/ @denolfe @jmikrut @DanRibbens @jacobsfletch @JarrodMFlesch @AlessioGr
 /packages/plugin-cloud*/ @denolfe
-/packages/plugin-form-builder/ @jacobsfletch
-/packages/plugin-live-preview*/ @jacobsfletch
-/packages/plugin-nested-docs/ @jacobsfletch
-/packages/plugin-password-protection/ @jmikrut
-/packages/plugin-redirects/ @jacobsfletch
-/packages/plugin-search/ @jacobsfletch
-/packages/plugin-sentry/ @JessChowdhury
-/packages/plugin-seo/ @jacobsfletch
-/packages/plugin-stripe/ @jacobsfletch
-/packages/plugin-zapier/ @JarrodMFlesch
-
-### Examples ###
-/examples/ @jacobsfletch
-/examples/testing/ @JarrodMFlesch
-/examples/email/ @JessChowdhury
-/examples/whitelabel/ @JessChowdhury
 
 ### Templates ###
-/templates/ @jacobsfletch
-/templates/blank/ @denolfe
+/templates/ @jacobsfletch @denolfe
 
 ### Misc ###
 /packages/create-payload-app/ @denolfe
-/packages/eslint-config-payload/ @denolfe
-/packages/payload-admin-bar/ @jacobsfletch
+/packages/eslint-*/ @denolfe
+
+### Build Files ###
+/**/package.json @denolfe
+
+/tsconfig.json @denolfe
+/**/tsconfig*.json @denolfe
+
+/jest.config.js @denolfe
+/**/jest.config.js @denolfe
 
 ### Root ###
 /package.json @denolfe
 /scripts/ @denolfe
+/.husky/ @denolfe
+/.vscode/ @denolfe
 /.github/ @denolfe
-/.github/CODEOWNERS @denolfe