diff --git a/.github/workflows/artifacts_storage_report.yml b/.github/workflows/artifacts_storage_report.yml
index fd6d2dab9..5e519f296 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/artifacts_storage_report.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/artifacts_storage_report.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: Artifact Storage Report
-owner: quic-shaksuma
+# owner: quic-shaksuma
 
 on:
   # Allows an on-demand report in addition to the daily scheduled run.
diff --git a/.github/workflows/busybox.yml b/.github/workflows/busybox.yml
index 0d0519788..0f8d9cc58 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/busybox.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/busybox.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: BusyBox
-owner: Steven6798
+# owner: Steven6798
 
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-win.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-win.yml
index e6f836b61..b11bdc2df 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-win.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-win.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: Windows Arm64/x86_64 CI/Nightly
-owner: Steven6798
+# owner: Steven6798
 
 on:
   # pull_request: {} # Uncomment to run in CI mode to build ELD PR branch.
diff --git a/.github/workflows/clang-cross-schedule.yml b/.github/workflows/clang-cross-schedule.yml
index 783d0fca8..742f99a3d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/clang-cross-schedule.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/clang-cross-schedule.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: Fetch clang-cross toolchains (self-hosted)
-owner: Steven6798
+# owner: Steven6798
 
 on:
   schedule:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/clang-format-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/clang-format-pr.yml
index 42e91d994..d2bcf871b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/clang-format-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/clang-format-pr.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: Clang Format Check
-owner: quic-seaswara
+# owner: quic-seaswara
 
 on:
   pull_request:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cpp-linter-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/cpp-linter-pr.yml
index df6eee72b..a20feca85 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cpp-linter-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cpp-linter-pr.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: Cpp Linter PR Check
-owner: Steven6798
+# owner: Steven6798
 
 on:
   # Temporarily disable PR-triggered runs.
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs-multiversion.yaml b/.github/workflows/docs-multiversion.yaml
index 501d179b0..0e18d9826 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs-multiversion.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs-multiversion.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: Bulid multi-version docs
-owner: partaror
+# owner: partaror
 
 on:
  # push:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yaml b/.github/workflows/docs.yaml
index 49250cf26..bdf3b609d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: Generate and Deploy Docs
-owner: quic-shaksuma
+# owner: quic-shaksuma
 
 on:
   push:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux-kernel-nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/linux-kernel-nightly.yml
index 48ade3fd3..2d682199a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux-kernel-nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux-kernel-nightly.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: Linux Kernel Boot Nightly with ELD
-owner: Steven6798
+# owner: Steven6798
 
 # Boot a Linux kernel built with the latest nightly ELD toolset. Depends on
 # nightly-test.yml's toolset and busybox.yml's BusyBox artifact; starts 1h
diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux-kernel-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/linux-kernel-pr.yml
index 6d46164b6..cf250335d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux-kernel-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux-kernel-pr.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: Linux Kernel Boot on ELD PR
-owner: Steven6798
+# owner: Steven6798
 
 # Boot a Linux kernel built with a PR's own ELD build. Opt-in via the
 # `kernel-check` label (which makes ci.yml package a pr-eld-toolset artifact),
diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux-kernel-run.yml b/.github/workflows/linux-kernel-run.yml
index fad9dbc46..95cca490d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux-kernel-run.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux-kernel-run.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: Linux Kernel Boot (reusable)
-owner: Steven6798
+# owner: Steven6798
 
 # Reusable Linux kernel boot body, called by linux-kernel-nightly.yml and
 # linux-kernel-pr.yml. Builds a Linux kernel for the given architecture with
diff --git a/.github/workflows/new-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/new-pr.yml
index cd236e1f2..d63833a2d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/new-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/new-pr.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: "New pull requests policy check"
-owner: quic-seaswara
+# owner: quic-seaswara
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly-llvm-test-suite.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly-llvm-test-suite.yml
index a912b87ab..3d46fdfc1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly-llvm-test-suite.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly-llvm-test-suite.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: Nightly LLVM Test Suite (x86_64)
-owner: BhoumikPatidar
+# owner: BhoumikPatidar
 
 on:
   pull_request:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly-macos.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly-macos.yml
index 953eb97a7..dbc116b6c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly-macos.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly-macos.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: macOS Nightly
-owner: malto101
+# owner: malto101
 
 # GitHub-hosted Darwin host build of ld.eld (ELF linker, not a Mach-O target).
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly-musl-builder.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly-musl-builder.yml
index 46d5883f3..9cd4c407d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly-musl-builder.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly-musl-builder.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: Nightly builder for testing eld against musl-test-suite
-owner: parth-07
+# owner: parth-07
 on:
   schedule:
       - cron: '0 2 * * *' # 2:00 AM
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly-test.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly-test.yml
index b8feac452..c0b9f24e1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly-test.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: Nightly check
-owner: quic-seaswara
+# owner: quic-seaswara
 
 on:
   # pull_request: {} # Uncomment to build ELD PR branch.
diff --git a/.github/workflows/picolibc-builder.yml b/.github/workflows/picolibc-builder.yml
index acb17ef43..985de589f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/picolibc-builder.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/picolibc-builder.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: nightly picolibc builder
-owner: kushpal
+# owner: kushpal
 
 on:
   pull_request:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 1b31426d7..118208930 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: Release
-owner: quic-areg
+# owner: quic-areg
 
 # TODO:
 # This is a template workflow to test release notes via manual dispatch. This
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reviter.yml b/.github/workflows/reviter.yml
index 0ace1a4bf..0dc8c5ea2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reviter.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reviter.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: Nightly check using reverse iterators
-owner: quic-seaswara
+# owner: quic-seaswara
 
 on:
   # pull_request: {} # Uncomment only to test this WF file update.
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sanitize-threads.yml b/.github/workflows/sanitize-threads.yml
index 4674f2f44..a46fbd788 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sanitize-threads.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sanitize-threads.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: Nightly thread sanitizer check
-owner: Steven6798
+# owner: Steven6798
 
 on:
   # pull_request: {} # Uncomment only to test this WF file update.
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sanitize.yml b/.github/workflows/sanitize.yml
index 6555e1fbf..49b63c096 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sanitize.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sanitize.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: Nightly sanitizer check
-owner: quic-seaswara
+# owner: quic-seaswara
 
 on:
   #pull_request: {} # Uncomment only to test this WF file update.
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-build-dashboard-data.yml b/.github/workflows/update-build-dashboard-data.yml
index 56e70d1cf..fe66054d1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-build-dashboard-data.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-build-dashboard-data.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: Hourly Build Status Dashboard Updater
-owner: quic-shaksuma
+# owner: quic-shaksuma
 
 on:
   schedule:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/workflow_monitor.yml b/.github/workflows/workflow_monitor.yml
index a08718d16..99f4e109e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/workflow_monitor.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/workflow_monitor.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: Monitor workflow failures
-owner: quic-shaksuma
+# owner: quic-shaksuma
 
 on:
   # A workflow_run trigger lets this workflow inspect the completed run without
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ jobs:
               throw new Error(`Could not read workflow file ${workflow.data.path}.`);
             }
             const workflowText = Buffer.from(workflowFile.data.content, 'base64').toString('utf8');
-            const ownerMatch = workflowText.match(/^owner:\s*["']?([A-Za-z0-9-]+)["']?\s*(?:#.*)?$/m);
+            const ownerMatch = workflowText.match(/^[ \t]*(?:#[ \t]*)?owner:[ \t]*["']?([A-Za-z0-9-]+)["']?[ \t]*(?:#.*)?$/m);
             const owner = ownerMatch ? ownerMatch[1] : undefined;
             if (!owner) {
               core.warning(`No owner field found in ${workflow.data.path}; creating an unassigned issue.`);
diff --git a/.github/workflows/zephyr-nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/zephyr-nightly.yml
index bd5930064..e6f614002 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/zephyr-nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/zephyr-nightly.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: Zephyr Nightly with ELD
-owner: quic-areg
+# owner: quic-areg
 
 on:
   pull_request:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/zephyr-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/zephyr-pr.yml
index b3dc2960f..a11e37ff0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/zephyr-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/zephyr-pr.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: Zephyr on ELD PR
-owner: quic-areg
+# owner: quic-areg
 
 # Run Zephyr against a PR's own ELD build. Opt-in via the `zephyr-check` label,
 # or manually with a PR number.
diff --git a/.github/workflows/zephyr-run.yml b/.github/workflows/zephyr-run.yml
index 3db0df11f..f0bfe87ce 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/zephyr-run.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/zephyr-run.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: Zephyr build and test (reusable)
-owner: quic-areg
+# owner: quic-areg
 
 # Reusable Zephyr build + twister body, called by zephyr-nightly.yml and
 # zephyr-pr.yml. Callers resolve a run id and pass the toolset artifact/tarball