diff --git a/CODEOWNERS b/CODEOWNERS
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@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# These owners will be the default owners for everything in
+# the repo. Unless a later match takes precedence,
+# @eiffel-community/eiffel-community-maintainers will be
+# requested for review when someone opens a pull request.
+
+* @eiffel-community/eiffel-community-maintainers
diff --git a/repo-checklist.md b/repo-checklist.md
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@@ -28,3 +28,4 @@ After copying the contents of this repo into the new repo-to-be, follow the belo
    1. Give the team write access to the new repository.
 1. Create a maintainers' mailing list. There are no requirements on mailing list providers, but it needs to be invite only, readable by members only, but accept mails from non-members. [Google Groups](http://groups.google.com/) can easily set up such mailing lists.
 1. Update https://github.com/eiffel-community/community/blob/master/CONTACT.md with a new line for this repository.
+1. Update CODEOWNERS file with the correct maintainer list.