diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-auto-assign.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-auto-assign.yml
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index 26359e87f4d..00000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-auto-assign.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-name: "Auto assign PR reviewers"
-on:
-  pull_request_target:
-    types: [opened, ready_for_review, reopened]
-
-permissions:
-  pull-requests: write
-
-jobs:
-  add-reviews:
-    if: ${{ join(github.event.pull_request.requested_reviewers.*.login, ',') == '' && github.event.pull_request.draft == false }}
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/github-script@v6
-        with:
-          script: |
-            const reviewers = ['mstoykov', 'codebien', 'olegbespalov', 'oleiade', 'joanlopez'];
-            const reviewerCount = 2;
-            const crypto = require("node:crypto");
-
-            const getNRandom = (n, array) => {
-              let result = new Array();
-              for (;n > 0 && array.length > 0; n--) {
-                const chosen = array[crypto.randomInt(array.length)];
-                result.push(chosen);
-                array = array.filter(el => el != chosen);
-              }
-              return result;
-            }
-            const reviewersWithoutAuthor = reviewers.filter(user => user !== context.payload.pull_request.user.login);
-
-            github.rest.pulls.requestReviewers({
-              owner: context.repo.owner,
-              repo: context.repo.repo,
-              pull_number: context.payload.pull_request.number,
-              reviewers: getNRandom(reviewerCount, reviewersWithoutAuthor),
-            });
diff --git a/CODEOWNERS b/CODEOWNERS
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index 00000000000..8930de14a4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CODEOWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# by default the k6-core team is the owner of all files
+* @grafana/k6-core