diff --git a/youtube_dl/__init__.py b/youtube_dl/__init__.py
index cbb053e13..e2a4c04da 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/__init__.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/__init__.py
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ __authors__  = (
     'Jason Normore',
     'Hoje Lee',
     'Adam Thalhammer',
+    'Georg Jähnig',
 )
 
 __license__ = 'Public Domain'