diff --git a/CODEOWNERS b/CODEOWNERS
index d0ca00eb85..3942a70431 100644
--- a/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/CODEOWNERS
@@ -32,3 +32,6 @@
 builtin/provisioners/file               @hashicorp/terraform-core
 builtin/provisioners/local-exec         @hashicorp/terraform-core
 builtin/provisioners/remote-exec        @hashicorp/terraform-core
+
+# temporary go.mod protection during freeze
+/go.mod      @tommyokeefe
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