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+### REPOSITORY
+/.github/CODEOWNERS @sdushantha
+
+### PACKAGING
+# Changes made to these items without code owner approval may negatively
+# impact packaging pipelines. Code owners may need time to verify or adapt.
+/pyproject.toml @ppfeister @sdushantha
+/setup.cfg @ppfeister @sdushantha