diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index 24d61d2740e57..1b608400f6e3f 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -938,7 +938,7 @@ x-pack/plugins/stack_connectors @elastic/response-ops
 x-pack/plugins/task_manager @elastic/response-ops
 x-pack/plugins/telemetry_collection_xpack @elastic/kibana-core
 x-pack/plugins/triggers_actions_ui @elastic/response-ops
-x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant @elastic/kibana-management
+x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant @elastic/kibana-core
 x-pack/solutions/observability/packages/alert_details @elastic/obs-ux-management-team
 x-pack/solutions/observability/packages/alerting_test_data @elastic/obs-ux-management-team
 x-pack/solutions/observability/packages/get_padded_alert_time_range_util @elastic/obs-ux-management-team
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/kibana.jsonc b/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/kibana.jsonc
index 55a08297937bb..24b328c1294bc 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/kibana.jsonc
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/kibana.jsonc
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 {
   "type": "plugin",
   "id": "@kbn/upgrade-assistant-plugin",
-  "owner": "@elastic/kibana-management",
+  "owner": [
+    "@elastic/kibana-core"
+  ],
   "group": "platform",
   "visibility": "private",
   "plugin": {