diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
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+# The following github team will be considered code-owners for all account repositories
+# code-owners will be later applied as merge approvers for all pull requests in order to comply with our SOC2 Policy.
+* @codota/merge-approvers @amirbilu
diff --git a/.github/workflows/enforce-pr-jira-association.yml b/.github/workflows/enforce-pr-jira-association.yml
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+name: Enforce PR-Jira association
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types:
+      - opened
+      - reopened
+      - edited
+      - synchronize
+
+jobs:
+  enforce-issue:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    name: JIRA Association
+    steps:
+      - name: Check for JIRA ISSUE
+        id: check
+        uses: usehaystack/jira-pr-link-action@v4
+        with:
+          ignore-author: dependabot[bot]
+          project: "DEV2"