diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 63d69256ae7..f1edb966de2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -152,6 +152,12 @@
     </mailingList>
   </mailingLists>
   <developers>
+    <developer>
+      <id>achouhan</id>
+      <name>Abhishek Singh Chouhan</name>
+      <email>achouhan@apache.org</email>
+      <timezone>+5</timezone>
+    </developer>
     <developer>
       <id>acube123</id>
       <name>Amitanand S. Aiyer</name>