diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b61d943
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# Code owners for the edge-desktop-virtualization repository.
+# See https://docs.github.com/articles/about-code-owners/
+# Each line is a file pattern followed by one or more GitHub usernames.
+# The last matching pattern for a file takes precedence.
+
+* @dmkarthi @smitesh-sutaria @Dhanya122
diff --git a/.github/workflows/kubevirt-rpm-link-validator.yml b/.github/workflows/kubevirt-rpm-link-validator.yml
index 16b34c5..ae973c4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/kubevirt-rpm-link-validator.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/kubevirt-rpm-link-validator.yml
@@ -9,12 +9,13 @@ on:
   schedule:
     - cron: "0 3 * * 1"
 
-permissions:
-  contents: write
-  pull-requests: write
+permissions: {}
 
 jobs:
   validate-and-fix-rpm-links:
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+      pull-requests: write
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
diff --git a/device-plugins-for-kubernetes/go.mod b/device-plugins-for-kubernetes/go.mod
index 6d78395..b18cfbf 100644
--- a/device-plugins-for-kubernetes/go.mod
+++ b/device-plugins-for-kubernetes/go.mod
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ require (
 )
 
 require (
-	golang.org/x/net v0.51.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.42.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/text v0.34.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/net v0.56.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.46.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/text v0.38.0 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20260226221140-a57be14db171 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.12-0.20260120151049-f2248ac996af // indirect
 )
diff --git a/device-plugins-for-kubernetes/go.sum b/device-plugins-for-kubernetes/go.sum
index dc622ca..10b555a 100644
--- a/device-plugins-for-kubernetes/go.sum
+++ b/device-plugins-for-kubernetes/go.sum
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@ go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric v1.43.0 h1:S88dyqXjJkuBNLeMcVPRFXpRw2fuwdvfC
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric v1.43.0/go.mod h1:C/RJtwSEJ5hzTiUz5pXF1kILHStzb9zFlIEe85bhj6A=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.43.0 h1:BkNrHpup+4k4w+ZZ86CZoHHEkohws8AY+WTX09nk+3A=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.43.0/go.mod h1:/QJhyVBUUswCphDVxq+8mld+AvhXZLhe+8WVFxiFff0=
-golang.org/x/net v0.51.0 h1:94R/GTO7mt3/4wIKpcR5gkGmRLOuE/2hNGeWq/GBIFo=
-golang.org/x/net v0.51.0/go.mod h1:aamm+2QF5ogm02fjy5Bb7CQ0WMt1/WVM7FtyaTLlA9Y=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.42.0 h1:omrd2nAlyT5ESRdCLYdm3+fMfNFE/+Rf4bDIQImRJeo=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.42.0/go.mod h1:4GL1E5IUh+htKOUEOaiffhrAeqysfVGipDYzABqnCmw=
-golang.org/x/text v0.34.0 h1:oL/Qq0Kdaqxa1KbNeMKwQq0reLCCaFtqu2eNuSeNHbk=
-golang.org/x/text v0.34.0/go.mod h1:homfLqTYRFyVYemLBFl5GgL/DWEiH5wcsQ5gSh1yziA=
+golang.org/x/net v0.56.0 h1:Rw8j/hFzGvJUZwNBXnAtf5sVDVt+65SK2C7IxCxZt5o=
+golang.org/x/net v0.56.0/go.mod h1:D3Ku6r+V6JROoZK144D2XfMHFcMq/0zSfLelVTCFKec=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.46.0 h1:noSf2Fq6F8DBgS+LysIkx7rIExoNHJsxOAtPp4rthXw=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.46.0/go.mod h1:4GL1E5IUh+htKOUEOaiffhrAeqysfVGipDYzABqnCmw=
+golang.org/x/text v0.38.0 h1:sXmwo9DwP3OK9EZ7PqAdaooSGozfl/3a6/xJcbzPRhE=
+golang.org/x/text v0.38.0/go.mod h1:YXZt3QhHUKYT53r2lLKFIVi6Ao1jdzrTR/KQ09qyxF4=
 gonum.org/v1/gonum v0.17.0 h1:VbpOemQlsSMrYmn7T2OUvQ4dqxQXU+ouZFQsZOx50z4=
 gonum.org/v1/gonum v0.17.0/go.mod h1:El3tOrEuMpv2UdMrbNlKEh9vd86bmQ6vqIcDwxEOc1E=
 google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20260226221140-a57be14db171 h1:ggcbiqK8WWh6l1dnltU4BgWGIGo+EVYxCaAPih/zQXQ=