diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index 6a555e4f0600f..3c00efc6c7bbf 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -993,7 +993,7 @@ src/plugins/unified_histogram @elastic/kibana-data-discovery
 src/plugins/unified_search @elastic/kibana-visualizations
 packages/kbn-unsaved-changes-badge @elastic/kibana-data-discovery
 packages/kbn-unsaved-changes-prompt @elastic/kibana-management
-x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant @elastic/kibana-management
+x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant @elastic/kibana-core
 x-pack/plugins/observability_solution/uptime @elastic/obs-ux-management-team
 x-pack/plugins/drilldowns/url_drilldown @elastic/appex-sharedux
 src/plugins/url_forwarding @elastic/kibana-visualizations