diff --git a/CODEOWNERS b/CODEOWNERS
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..54110c3f9a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CODEOWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Instead of the CODEOWNERS file, The Zephyr Project uses a custom format.
+# See MAINTAINERS.yml for details.
+#
+# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE.
diff --git a/scripts/ci/twister_ignore.txt b/scripts/ci/twister_ignore.txt
index 96dfdfd83d5..846495d6ce6 100644
--- a/scripts/ci/twister_ignore.txt
+++ b/scripts/ci/twister_ignore.txt
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 .github/workflows/issues-report-config.json
 .github/workflows/backport_issue_check.yml
 MAINTAINERS.yml
+CODEOWNERS
 LICENSE
 Makefile
 doc/*