diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index 93954109b..763b96650 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 # Protection Rules for Github Configuration Files and Actions Workflows
 /.github/                                       @hashgraph/platform-ci @hashgraph/platform-ci-committers @hashgraph/release-engineering @hashgraph/release-engineering-managers
-/.github/workflows/                             @hashgraph/platform-ci @hashgraph/platform-ci-committers @hashgraph/release-engineering @hashgraph/release-engineering-managers @hashgraph/hedera-smart-contracts @hashgraph/hedera-smart-contracts-product
+/.github/workflows/                             @hashgraph/platform-ci @hashgraph/platform-ci-committers @hashgraph/release-engineering-managers @hashgraph/hedera-smart-contracts-managers
 
 # Self-protection for root CODEOWNERS files (this file should not exist and should definitely require approval)
 /CODEOWNERS                                     @hashgraph/release-engineering-managers