diff --git a/hapi-fhir-docs/src/main/resources/ca/uhn/hapi/fhir/changelog/5_3_0/2340-resourcedef-annotation-inheritable.yaml b/hapi-fhir-docs/src/main/resources/ca/uhn/hapi/fhir/changelog/5_3_0/2340-resourcedef-annotation-inheritable.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..57ff7cf74a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hapi-fhir-docs/src/main/resources/ca/uhn/hapi/fhir/changelog/5_3_0/2340-resourcedef-annotation-inheritable.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+type: change
+issue: 2340
+title: "The `@ResourceDef` annotation has been marked as inheritable, so it does not need to be explicitly added to
+   custom structures that extend built-in structures. Thanks to Marcelo Avancini for the pull request!"
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5a1fa25dc03..bb8c8ce3382 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -719,6 +719,11 @@
 			<id>MarcelPa</id>
 			<name>Marcel P</name>
 		</developer>
+		<developer>
+			<id>marceloavan</id>
+			<name>Marcelo Avancini</name>
+			<organization>Philips</organization>
+		</developer>
 	</developers>
 
 	<licenses>