diff --git a/crates/mad/Cargo.toml b/crates/mad/Cargo.toml
index b1d801f..1509ec3 100644
--- a/crates/mad/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/mad/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ version.workspace = true
 description = "notmad is a life-cycle manager for long running rust operations"
 license = "MIT"
 repository = "https://github.com/kjuulh/mad"
+author = "kjuulh"
 edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]