diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/create-plugin/createPlugin.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/create-plugin/createPlugin.ts
index 5d23de4688..3c92397a3d 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/create-plugin/createPlugin.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/create-plugin/createPlugin.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import {
   parseOwnerIds,
   addCodeownersEntry,
   getCodeownersFilePath,
-} from './lib/codeowners';
+} from 'lib/codeowners';
 import { paths } from 'lib/paths';
 import { version } from 'lib/version';
 import { Task, templatingTask } from 'lib/tasks';
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/remove-plugin/removePlugin.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/remove-plugin/removePlugin.test.ts
index 4fa918c9c6..17962d10b9 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/remove-plugin/removePlugin.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/remove-plugin/removePlugin.test.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import {
   capitalize,
   createTemporaryPluginFolder,
 } from '../create-plugin/createPlugin';
-import { addCodeownersEntry } from '../create-plugin/lib/codeowners';
+import { addCodeownersEntry } from 'lib/codeowners';
 import {
   removeReferencesFromAppPackage,
   removeReferencesFromPluginsFile,
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/remove-plugin/removePlugin.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/remove-plugin/removePlugin.ts
index cb583caae2..1b8447fade 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/remove-plugin/removePlugin.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/remove-plugin/removePlugin.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import fse from 'fs-extra';
 import path from 'path';
 import chalk from 'chalk';
 import inquirer, { Answers, Question } from 'inquirer';
-import { getCodeownersFilePath } from '../create-plugin/lib/codeowners';
+import { getCodeownersFilePath } from 'lib/codeowners';
 import { paths } from 'lib/paths';
 import { Task } from 'lib/tasks';
 // import os from 'os';
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/create-plugin/lib/codeowners.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/lib/codeowners/codeowners.test.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/cli/src/commands/create-plugin/lib/codeowners.test.ts
rename to packages/cli/src/lib/codeowners/codeowners.test.ts
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/create-plugin/lib/codeowners.ts b/packages/cli/src/lib/codeowners/codeowners.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/cli/src/commands/create-plugin/lib/codeowners.ts
rename to packages/cli/src/lib/codeowners/codeowners.ts
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/lib/codeowners/index.ts b/packages/cli/src/lib/codeowners/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..97c613488c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/src/lib/codeowners/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2020 Spotify AB
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+export * from './codeowners';