diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index 350bfa7476b8..7c3b0a86fee8 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 *                                    @MetaMask/extension-platform
 
 # These files/directories are intentionally left unassigned because they are
-# reviewed/checked during the release process:
+# reviewed/validated during the release process:
 attribution.txt
 CHANGELOG.md