diff --git a/youtube_dl/__init__.py b/youtube_dl/__init__.py
index 70e7d53de71e..cdc4a696233a 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/__init__.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/__init__.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ __authors__  = (
     'M. Yasoob Ullah Khalid',
     'Julien Fraichard',
     'Johny Mo Swag',
+    'Axel Noack',
     )
 
 __license__ = 'Public Domain'