diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
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+#cpp code owners
+cpp/               @rapidsai/kvikio-cpp-codeowners
+
+#python code owners
+python/            @rapidsai/kvikio-python-codeowners
+
+#legate code owners
+legate/            @rapidsai/kvikio-legate-codeowners
+
+#cmake code owners
+**/CMakeLists.txt  @rapidsai/kvikio-cmake-codeowners
+**/cmake/          @rapidsai/kvikio-cmake-codeowners
+build.sh           @rapidsai/kvikio-cmake-codeowners
+python/setup.py    @rapidsai/kvikio-cmake-codeowners @rapidsai/kvikio-python-codeowners
+
+#build/ops code owners
+.github/           @rapidsai/ops-codeowners
+ci/                @rapidsai/ops-codeowners
+conda/             @rapidsai/ops-codeowners
diff --git a/.github/labeler.yml b/.github/labeler.yml
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+# Documentation for config - https://github.com/actions/labeler#common-examples
+
+KvikIO (Python):
+  - 'python/**'
+  - 'notebooks/**'
+
+libkvikio:
+  - 'cpp/**'
+
+legate:
+  - 'legate/**'
+
+CMake:
+  - '**/CMakeLists.txt'
+  - '**/cmake/**'
+
+ci:
+  - 'ci/**'
+
+conda:
+  - 'conda/**'