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+# This file provides an overview of code owners in this repository.
+
+# Each line is a file pattern followed by one or more owners.
+# The last matching pattern has the most precedence.
+# For more details read the following article on GitHub: https://help.github.com/articles/about-codeowners/.
+
+# These are the default owners for the whole content of the `kyma` repository.
+# The default owners are automatically added as reviewers when you open a pull request unless different owners are specified in the file.
+* @bank-vaults/maintainers