diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 740fafffea2..b4ae6a8cfe2 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -452,6 +452,12 @@
       <email>mdrob@apache.org</email>
       <timezone>-5</timezone>
     </developer>
+    <developer>
+      <id>meszibalu</id>
+      <name>Balazs Meszaros</name>
+      <email>meszibalu@apache.org</email>
+      <timezone>+1</timezone>
+    </developer>
     <developer>
       <id>misty</id>
       <name>Misty Stanley-Jones</name>