diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index 5bf47fdaaf..a86668a78f 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -1,4 +1,16 @@
 # Protect `.github` folder except the spell-check rules inside it. (The exception happens by not defining any owner user or group for the path.)
 # Protection of the spell-check rules makes no sense as it needs to be changed in nearly every PR.
 /.github/ @crutkas @DHowett @ethanfangg
-/.github/actions/spell-check/
\ No newline at end of file
+/.github/actions/spell-check/
+
+# locking down pipeline folder
+/.pipelines @crutkas @DHowett @ethanfangg
+
+# locking down nuget config
+nuget.config  @crutkas @DHowett @ethanfangg
+packages.config  @crutkas @DHowett @ethanfangg
+
+# locking down files that should not change
+LICENSE @crutkas @DHowett @ethanfangg
+SECURITY.MD @crutkas @DHowett @ethanfangg
+CODE_OF_CONDUCT.MD @crutkas @DHowett @ethanfangg