diff --git a/CODEOWNERS b/CODEOWNERS
index 883fab0f71db53d8db2a6fc739d0cb609fae1bbf..bf2200a95dd1f87151a248b612316ee26597ed66 100644
--- a/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/CODEOWNERS
@@ -3,3 +3,6 @@
 /codegen-server-test/                           @awslabs/smithy-rs-server
 /rust-runtime/aws-smithy-http-server/           @awslabs/smithy-rs-server
 /rust-runtime/aws-smithy-http-server-python/    @awslabs/smithy-rs-server
+
+# Either team is able to modify this file to release new smithy-rs versions.
+gradle.properties                               @awslabs/rust-sdk-owners @awslabs/smithy-rs-server