diff --git a/.changeset/fix-release-pr-changeset-check.md b/.changeset/fix-release-pr-changeset-check.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f06dac2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fix-release-pr-changeset-check.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+"@scope3/agentic-client": patch
+---
+
+Fix changeset check workflow to exempt release PRs
+
+Release PRs created by changesets/action are now properly exempted from the changeset requirement check, preventing false failures in CI.
diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bbca2d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Automatically request review from agentic-eng team for all files
+* @scope3data/agentic-eng
diff --git a/.github/workflows/changeset.yml b/.github/workflows/changeset.yml
index c0c2384..967ba33 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/changeset.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/changeset.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Check for changeset
         run: |
+          # Skip changeset check for release PRs created by changesets/action
+          if [[ "${{ github.head_ref }}" == changeset-release/* ]] || [[ "${{ github.event.pull_request.title }}" == "chore: version packages" ]]; then
+            echo "⏭️  Skipping changeset check for release PR"
+            exit 0
+          fi
+
           if [ -z "$(ls -A .changeset/*.md 2>/dev/null | grep -v README)" ]; then
             echo "❌ No changeset found. Please add a changeset by running 'npm run changeset'"
             echo ""