diff --git a/release.nix b/release.nix
index c1618d176..e3758f5b2 100644
--- a/release.nix
+++ b/release.nix
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ let
       meta.schedulingPriority = prio;
       configureFlags = "--sysconfdir=/etc";
       debRequires = [ "curl" "libdbd-sqlite3-perl" "libsqlite3-0" "libbz2-1.0" "bzip2" "xz-utils" "libwww-curl-perl" ];
+      debMaintainer = "Eelco Dolstra <eelco.dolstra@logicblox.com>";
       doInstallCheck = true;
     };