diff --git a/COMMUNITY.md b/COMMUNITY.md
index 95e6e8b..207fdf7 100644
--- a/COMMUNITY.md
+++ b/COMMUNITY.md
@@ -62,19 +62,6 @@ TODO: A list of CONTRIBUTORS is generated below using contributors.yml located i
 Total number of contributors: <!--CONTRIBUTOR COUNT START--> <!--CONTRIBUTOR COUNT END-->
 
 <!-- readme: contributors -start -->
-<table>
-	<tbody>
-		<tr>
-            <td align="center">
-                <a href="https://github.com/natalialuzuriaga">
-                    <img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/29980737?v=4" width="100;" alt="natalialuzuriaga"/>
-                    <br />
-                    <sub><b>Natalia Luzuriaga</b></sub>
-                </a>
-            </td>
-		</tr>
-	<tbody>
-</table>
 <!-- readme: contributors -end -->
 
 <!--
diff --git a/COMMUNITY_GUIDELINES.md b/COMMUNITY_GUIDELINES.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..db619b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/COMMUNITY_GUIDELINES.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# {name_of_project_here} Open Source Community Guidelines 
+This document contains principles and guidelines for participating in the {name_of_project_here} open source community. 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 45568d0..c33d749 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -128,3 +128,6 @@ For more information and resources about SBOMs, visit: https://www.cisa.gov/sbom
 This project is in the public domain within the United States, and copyright and related rights in the work worldwide are waived through the [CC0 1.0 Universal public domain dedication](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) as indicated in [LICENSE](LICENSE).
 
 All contributions to this project will be released under the CC0 dedication. By submitting a pull request or issue, you are agreeing to comply with this waiver of copyright interest.
+ 
+ ## Codeowners 
+ The contents of this repository are managed by {responsible organization(s)}. Those responsible for the code and documentation in this repository can be found in [COMMUNITY.md](COMMUNITY.md).