diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 13a314222..c48b12cd7 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -9,12 +9,8 @@ updates:
       actions:
         patterns:
           - "*"
-    assignees:
-      - "@mongodb/dbx-python"
   # Python
   - package-ecosystem: "pip"
     directory: "/bindings/python"
     schedule:
       interval: "weekly"
-    assignees:
-      - "@mongodb/dbx-python"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CODEOWNERS b/CODEOWNERS
index 81b647d06..424dbd50c 100644
--- a/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/CODEOWNERS
@@ -5,3 +5,6 @@
 
 # Python Bindings
 bindings/python @mongodb/dbx-python
+
+# GitHub actions (currently only used by Python Bindings)
+.github @mongodb/dbx-python