diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index f51c061074..23d782bb99 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -5,11 +5,9 @@ cpp/               @rapidsai/cuml-cpp-codeowners
 python/            @rapidsai/cuml-python-codeowners
 
 #cmake code owners
-**/CMakeLists.txt          @rapidsai/cuml-cmake-codeowners
-**/cmake/                  @rapidsai/cuml-cmake-codeowners
-python/cuml/pyproject.toml @rapidsai/cuml-cmake-codeowners
-build.sh                   @rapidsai/cuml-cmake-codeowners
-**/build.sh                @rapidsai/cuml-cmake-codeowners
+CMakeLists.txt @rapidsai/cuml-cmake-codeowners
+*.cmake        @rapidsai/cuml-cmake-codeowners
+**/cmake/      @rapidsai/cuml-cmake-codeowners
 
 #CI code owners
 /.github/                @rapidsai/ci-codeowners
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index dc0b98d735..e7f8328d0f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -68,3 +68,8 @@ cpp/Doxyfile
 # clang tooling
 compile_commands.json
 .clangd/
+
+# generally prefer 'pyproject.toml' to 'pytest.ini' for pytest options
+# ref: https://github.com/rapidsai/cuml/pull/6201
+pytest.ini
+!python/cuml/cuml/benchmark/automated/pytest.ini
diff --git a/python/cuml/cuml/tests/pytest.ini b/python/cuml/cuml/tests/pytest.ini
deleted file mode 100644
index bf70c06f84..0000000000
--- a/python/cuml/cuml/tests/pytest.ini
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright (c) 2024, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
-
-[pytest]
-addopts = --tb=native
-
diff --git a/python/cuml/pyproject.toml b/python/cuml/pyproject.toml
index 2f0521fe6e..0bb733ef59 100644
--- a/python/cuml/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/cuml/pyproject.toml
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ select = [
 max_allowed_size_compressed = '1.5G'
 
 [tool.pytest.ini_options]
+addopts = "--tb=native"
+
 markers = [
   "unit: Quickest tests focused on accuracy and correctness",
   "quality: More intense tests than unit with increased runtimes",