diff --git a/EMERITUS.md b/EMERITUS.md
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--- a/EMERITUS.md
+++ b/EMERITUS.md
@@ -16,3 +16,14 @@ runtime codebase from the API to the OCI runtime.
 
 A significant contributor to the CRI plugin and container networking, Abhi helped make
 containerd a reliable and complete container runtime for Kubernetes.
+
+## Lantao Liu [@Random-Liu](https://github.com/Random-Liu)
+
+Lantao Liu was one of the initial authors of the containerd CRI plugin.  Lantao
+worked across the Kubelet, Kubernetes project infrastructure, CRI, and
+containerd to enable containerd to be one of the first CRI-enabled runtimes for
+Kubernetes.  containerd is now the default container runtime for several
+Kubernetes providers, which would not have been possible without Lantao's
+dedicated work.  While Lantao is no longer involved in the day-to-day
+maintenance of the CRI plugin or containerd in general, he remains involved in
+the larger Kubernetes community.
diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
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--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 "estesp","Phil Estes","estesp@gmail.com","71AE 6DCD DFF8 C2D1 DDCA EEC9 FE25 9812 6B19 6A38"
 "stevvooe","Stephen Day","stevvooe@gmail.com",""
 "dchen1107","Dawn Chen","dawnchen@google.com",""
-"Random-Liu","Lantao Liu","lantaol@google.com",""
 "mikebrow","Mike Brown","brownwm@us.ibm.com",""
 "yujuhong","Yu-Ju Hong","yjhong@google.com",""
 "fuweid","Fu Wei","fuweid89@gmail.com",""