diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index 1c0f6984..b6904671 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-# See: https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/managing-your-repositorys-settings-and-features/customizing-your-repository/about-code-owners
+# See: https://nldesignsystem.nl/codeowners
 
-# Changes to any file require approval from @nl-design-system/kernteam-committer
 * @nl-design-system/kernteam-committer
 
-# Changes to this file (.github/CODEOWNERS) require approval from @nl-design-system/kernteam-admin
+# Protect this file itself (order matters, keep this line last):
 .github/CODEOWNERS @nl-design-system/kernteam-admin