diff --git a/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
similarity index 100%
rename from CODEOWNERS
rename to .github/CODEOWNERS
diff --git a/tools/pipeline/internal/pkg/changed/checkers.go b/tools/pipeline/internal/pkg/changed/checkers.go
index f6c1e9fa9d..50351de4ae 100644
--- a/tools/pipeline/internal/pkg/changed/checkers.go
+++ b/tools/pipeline/internal/pkg/changed/checkers.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ var DefaultFileGroupCheckers = []FileGroupCheck{
 	FileGroupCheckerDocs,
 	FileGroupCheckerEnos,
 	FileGroupCheckerEnterprise,
+	FileGroupCheckerGithub,
 	FileGroupCheckerGoToolchain,
 	FileGroupCheckerPipeline,
 	FileGroupCheckerProto,
@@ -204,6 +205,15 @@ func FileGroupCheckerEnterprise(ctx context.Context, file *File) FileGroups {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// FileGroupCheckerGithub is a file group checker that groups Github files
+func FileGroupCheckerGithub(ctx context.Context, file *File) FileGroups {
+	if hasBaseDir(file.Name(), ".github") {
+		return FileGroups{FileGroupGithub}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 // FileGroupCheckerGoToolchain is a file group checker that groups based on the file modifying the
 // Go toolchain or dependencies.
 func FileGroupCheckerGoToolchain(ctx context.Context, file *File) FileGroups {
@@ -227,10 +237,11 @@ func FileGroupCheckerPipeline(ctx context.Context, file *File) FileGroups {
 	switch {
 	case
 		hasBaseDir(name, ".build"),
-		hasBaseDir(name, ".github"),
+		hasBaseDir(name, filepath.Join(".github", "workflows")),
+		hasBaseDir(name, filepath.Join(".github", "actions")),
+		hasBaseDir(name, filepath.Join(".github", "scripts")),
 		hasBaseDir(name, "scripts"),
 		hasBaseDir(name, filepath.Join("tools", "pipeline")),
-		name == "CODEOWNERS",
 		name == "Dockerfile",
 		name == "Makefile":
 		return FileGroups{FileGroupPipeline}
diff --git a/tools/pipeline/internal/pkg/changed/checkers_test.go b/tools/pipeline/internal/pkg/changed/checkers_test.go
index 2eb75d142f..de6a59fd56 100644
--- a/tools/pipeline/internal/pkg/changed/checkers_test.go
+++ b/tools/pipeline/internal/pkg/changed/checkers_test.go
@@ -16,11 +16,13 @@ func TestFileGroupDefaultCheckers(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for filename, groups := range map[string]FileGroups{
 		".build/entrypoint.sh":                           {FileGroupPipeline},
-		".github/actions/changed-files/actions.yml":      {FileGroupPipeline},
-		".github/workflows/build.yml":                    {FileGroupPipeline},
-		".github/workflows/build-artifacts-ce.yml":       {FileGroupCommunity, FileGroupPipeline},
-		".github/workflows/build-artifacts-ent.yml":      {FileGroupEnterprise, FileGroupPipeline},
-		".github/workflows/backport-ce-ent.yml":          {FileGroupCommunity, FileGroupPipeline},
+		".github/actions/changed-files/actions.yml":      {FileGroupGithub, FileGroupPipeline},
+		".github/workflows/build.yml":                    {FileGroupGithub, FileGroupPipeline},
+		".github/workflows/build-artifacts-ce.yml":       {FileGroupCommunity, FileGroupGithub, FileGroupPipeline},
+		".github/workflows/build-artifacts-ent.yml":      {FileGroupEnterprise, FileGroupGithub, FileGroupPipeline},
+		".github/workflows/backport-ce-ent.yml":          {FileGroupCommunity, FileGroupGithub, FileGroupPipeline},
+		".github/scripts/pr_comment.sh":                  {FileGroupGithub, FileGroupPipeline},
+		".github/CODEOWNERS":                             {FileGroupGithub},
 		".go-version":                                    {FileGroupGoToolchain},
 		".release/ibm-pao/eboms/5900-BJ8.essentials.csv": {FileGroupEnterprise},
 		"audit/backend_ce.go":                            {FileGroupGoApp, FileGroupCommunity},
@@ -62,7 +64,6 @@ func TestFileGroupDefaultCheckers(t *testing.T) {
 		"vault_ent/requires_ent.go":                         {FileGroupGoApp, FileGroupEnterprise},
 		"website/content/api-docs/index.mdx":                {FileGroupDocs},
 		"CHANGELOG.md":                                      {FileGroupChangelog},
-		"CODEOWNERS":                                        {FileGroupPipeline},
 		"Dockerfile":                                        {FileGroupPipeline},
 		"Makefile":                                          {FileGroupPipeline},
 		"README.md":                                         {FileGroupDocs},
diff --git a/tools/pipeline/internal/pkg/changed/file.go b/tools/pipeline/internal/pkg/changed/file.go
index d6ca529a30..dc41902f7d 100644
--- a/tools/pipeline/internal/pkg/changed/file.go
+++ b/tools/pipeline/internal/pkg/changed/file.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright (c) HashiCorp, Inc.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: BUSL-1.1
 
+// Package changed is a package for inspecting and categorizing changed files into groups
 package changed
 
 import (
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ type (
 	Files []*File
 	// FileGroup is group name describing a class of file the changed file belongs to
 	FileGroup string
-	// FileGroup is a set of groups a changed file belongs to. Use FileGroups.Add() instead of append()
+	// FileGroups is a set of groups a changed file belongs to. Use FileGroups.Add() instead of append()
 	// to ensure uniqueness and ordering
 	FileGroups []FileGroup
 )
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ const (
 	FileGroupDocs        FileGroup = "docs"
 	FileGroupEnos        FileGroup = "enos"
 	FileGroupEnterprise  FileGroup = "enterprise"
+	FileGroupGithub      FileGroup = "github"
 	FileGroupGoApp       FileGroup = "app"
 	FileGroupGoToolchain FileGroup = "gotoolchain"
 	FileGroupPipeline    FileGroup = "pipeline"