diff --git a/CODEOWNERS b/CODEOWNERS
index 12e945cf9..9498b17ab 100644
--- a/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/CODEOWNERS
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 /po/ @michaelchirico
 /R/translation.R @michaelchirico
 /src/po.h @michaelchirico
+/po/*.pot @Rdatatable/translators
 /po/*zh_CN.po @Rdatatable/chinese
 /po/*pt_BR.po @Rdatatable/brazil
 /po/*es.po @Rdatatable/spanish