diff --git a/CODEOWNERS b/CODEOWNERS
index bb1ca26957..de7edab4c0 100644
--- a/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/CODEOWNERS
@@ -16,4 +16,5 @@
 # CLI
 /cmd/argocd/** @argoproj/argocd-approvers @argoproj/argocd-approvers-cli
 /cmd/main.go @argoproj/argocd-approvers @argoproj/argocd-approvers-cli
-/docs/operator-manual/ @argoproj/argocd-approvers @argoproj/argocd-approvers-cli
\ No newline at end of file
+# Also include @argoproj/argocd-approvers-docs to avoid requiring CLI approvers for docs-only PRs.
+/docs/operator-manual/ @argoproj/argocd-approvers @argoproj/argocd-approvers-docs @argoproj/argocd-approvers-cli