diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 540c1f9c0dc..3583da33aa6 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -392,6 +392,12 @@
       <email>kranganathan@fb.com</email>
       <timezone>-8</timezone>
     </developer>
+    <developer>
+      <id>larsfrancke</id>
+      <name>Lars Francke</name>
+      <email>larsfrancke@apache.org</email>
+      <timezone>Europe/Berlin</timezone>
+    </developer>
     <developer>
       <id>larsgeorge</id>
       <name>Lars George</name>