diff --git a/youtube_dl/__init__.py b/youtube_dl/__init__.py
index e2a4c04da..1e01432d2 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/__init__.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/__init__.py
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ __authors__  = (
     'Hoje Lee',
     'Adam Thalhammer',
     'Georg Jähnig',
+    'Ralf Haring',
 )
 
 __license__ = 'Public Domain'