diff --git a/MAINTAINERS.yml b/MAINTAINERS.yml
index 7acda764f10..cc534d4e38f 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS.yml
+++ b/MAINTAINERS.yml
@@ -577,6 +577,8 @@ Documentation:
     - doc/known-warnings.txt
     - doc/templates/sample.tmpl
     - doc/templates/board.tmpl
+  files-exclude:
+    - doc/releases/release-notes-*
   labels:
     - "area: Documentation"
 
@@ -601,6 +603,7 @@ Release Notes:
   status: maintained
   maintainers:
     - nashif
+    - jgl-meta
   files:
     - doc/releases/release-notes-*
   labels: