diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index da49801180..e065ebb5b1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ it in future.
 * Add CHANGELOG.md
 * Add `.git-blame-ignore-revs` to allow automatic reformatting etc. without polluting git blame
 * Automatically built documentation using Doxygen
+* Add CODEOWNERS file to automatically trigger reviews by the relevant experts
 
 ### Fixed
 
diff --git a/CODEOWNERS b/CODEOWNERS
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6b55fd35c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CODEOWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+* @ShipSoft/core-developers
+
+# By default, the software contact for a given subsystem will own the code of
+# that system.
+
+veto/* @anupama-reghunath  # Anupama Reghunath (HU Berlin)
+
+nutaudet/* @antonioiuliano2  # Antonio Iuliano (INFN Napoli)