diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
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--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -1,9 +1,23 @@
 # Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) Codeowners
-*  @Universal-Commerce-Protocol/maintainers
 
-# Infrastructure & Tooling
-/.github/                 @Universal-Commerce-Protocol/devops-maintainers
-/.gitignore               @Universal-Commerce-Protocol/devops-maintainers
+# Default for all files.
+*  @Universal-Commerce-Protocol/maintainers @Universal-Commerce-Protocol/tech-council @Universal-Commerce-Protocol/governance-council
+
+# Infrastructure, Tooling & Configuration
+/.github/                 @Universal-Commerce-Protocol/devops-maintainers @Universal-Commerce-Protocol/maintainers @Universal-Commerce-Protocol/tech-council @Universal-Commerce-Protocol/governance-council
+/.gitignore               @Universal-Commerce-Protocol/devops-maintainers @Universal-Commerce-Protocol/maintainers @Universal-Commerce-Protocol/tech-council @Universal-Commerce-Protocol/governance-council
+/.pre-commit-config.yaml  @Universal-Commerce-Protocol/devops-maintainers @Universal-Commerce-Protocol/maintainers @Universal-Commerce-Protocol/tech-council @Universal-Commerce-Protocol/governance-council
+
+# Version bumps, lockfile updates, and minor bug fixes and CI/CD stability, linters, and automated validation scripts.
+**/uv.lock                @Universal-Commerce-Protocol/devops-maintainers @Universal-Commerce-Protocol/maintainers @Universal-Commerce-Protocol/tech-council @Universal-Commerce-Protocol/governance-council
+**/package-lock.json      @Universal-Commerce-Protocol/devops-maintainers @Universal-Commerce-Protocol/maintainers @Universal-Commerce-Protocol/tech-council @Universal-Commerce-Protocol/governance-council
+**/Cargo.lock             @Universal-Commerce-Protocol/devops-maintainers @Universal-Commerce-Protocol/maintainers @Universal-Commerce-Protocol/tech-council @Universal-Commerce-Protocol/governance-council
+**/pyproject.toml         @Universal-Commerce-Protocol/devops-maintainers @Universal-Commerce-Protocol/maintainers @Universal-Commerce-Protocol/tech-council @Universal-Commerce-Protocol/governance-council
+**/package.json           @Universal-Commerce-Protocol/devops-maintainers @Universal-Commerce-Protocol/maintainers @Universal-Commerce-Protocol/tech-council @Universal-Commerce-Protocol/governance-council
+**/Cargo.toml             @Universal-Commerce-Protocol/devops-maintainers @Universal-Commerce-Protocol/maintainers @Universal-Commerce-Protocol/tech-council @Universal-Commerce-Protocol/governance-council
+**/.cspell.json           @Universal-Commerce-Protocol/devops-maintainers @Universal-Commerce-Protocol/maintainers @Universal-Commerce-Protocol/tech-council @Universal-Commerce-Protocol/governance-council
+**/.cspell/               @Universal-Commerce-Protocol/devops-maintainers @Universal-Commerce-Protocol/maintainers @Universal-Commerce-Protocol/tech-council @Universal-Commerce-Protocol/governance-council
 
 # Governance
+/LICENSE                 @Universal-Commerce-Protocol/governance-council
 /.github/CODEOWNERS      @Universal-Commerce-Protocol/governance-council