diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bf22ca9..14db4e9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   "name": "bunyan",
   "version": "0.6.9",
   "description": "a JSON Logger library for node.js servers",
+  "author": "Trent Mick <trentm@gmail.com> (http://trentm.com)",
   "main": "./lib/bunyan.js",
   "bin": {
     "bunyan": "./bin/bunyan"