diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index ade2696e988b..c5f65e2feca8 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@
 /docs/RFCS/                  @cockroachdb/rfc-prs
 /docs/generated/redact_safe.md @cockroachdb/security
 
+/LICENSE                     @cockroachdb/release-eng-prs
+/licenses                    @cockroachdb/release-eng-prs
+
 /Makefile                    @cockroachdb/dev-inf
 
 #!/pkg/sql/                    @cockroachdb/sql-queries-noreview
diff --git a/TEAMS.yaml b/TEAMS.yaml
index fbea3d8b8241..e7d3bf750028 100644
--- a/TEAMS.yaml
+++ b/TEAMS.yaml
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ cockroachdb/migrations:
   label: T-migrations
   triage_column_id: 18330909
 cockroachdb/release-eng:
+  aliases:
+    cockroachdb/release-eng-prs: other
+    cockroachdb/upgrade-prs: other
   label: T-release
   triage_column_id: 9149730
 cockroachdb/obs-prs: