diff --git a/youtube_dl/__init__.py b/youtube_dl/__init__.py
index bf040aacd..3f77dba69 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/__init__.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/__init__.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ __authors__  = (
     'Johny Mo Swag',
     'Axel Noack',
     'Albert Kim',
+    'Pierre Rudloff',
 )
 
 __license__ = 'Public Domain'