diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/azure-pipelines-live-test-run.yml b/.azure-pipelines/azure-pipelines-live-test-run.yml
index adc5b2e2..51077a28 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/azure-pipelines-live-test-run.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/azure-pipelines-live-test-run.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
   steps:
   - task: UsePythonVersion@0
     inputs:
-      versionSpec: '3.x'
+      versionSpec: '3.10'
       architecture: 'x64'
 
   - template: templates/setup-ci-machine.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
   steps:
   - task: UsePythonVersion@0
     inputs:
-      versionSpec: '3.x'
+      versionSpec: '3.10'
       architecture: 'x64'
 
   - template: templates/setup-ci-machine.yml
diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/azure-pipelines-merge.yml b/.azure-pipelines/azure-pipelines-merge.yml
index 44894f4d..f091f30d 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/azure-pipelines-merge.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/azure-pipelines-merge.yml
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@ jobs:
   strategy:
     matrix:
       Python36:
-        python.version: '3.6.x'
+        python.version: '3.10'
       Python37:
-        python.version: '3.x'
+        python.version: '3.10'
     maxParallel: 3
 
   steps:
diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index 4981056d..b45a295c 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 
 # These owners will be the default owners for everything in
 # the repo. Unless a later match takes precedence,
-*       @v-anvashist @v-hmusukula
+*       @v-anvashist @v-hmusukula @v-soujanya