diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 39e1004..3741336 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 name = "commitlint-rs"
 version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
+authors = ["Matthias Zaunseder"]
 license = "MIT"
 description = "A commitlint implementation in Rust"
 readme = "README.md"