diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index bce54ac3d0..0015b345b6 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ GIMP was originally written by:
  Peter Mattis
 
 
+The current maintainers are:
+
+ Sven Neumann
+ Michael Natterer
+
+
 The following people have contributed code to GIMP:
 
  Lauri Alanko
@@ -167,10 +173,8 @@ The following people have contributed code to GIMP:
  Yukihiro Nakai
  Shuji Narazaki
  Felix Natter
- Michael Natterer
  David Neary
  David Necas
- Sven Neumann
  Andreas Neustifter
  Stephen Robert Norris
  Tim Newsome
diff --git a/authors.xsl b/authors.xsl
index fea7487076..462a2cdc8b 100644
--- a/authors.xsl
+++ b/authors.xsl
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ GIMP was originally written by:
     <xsl:apply-templates select="dc:creator" />
     <xsl:text>
 
+The current maintainers are:
+
+</xsl:text>
+    <xsl:apply-templates select="dc:maintainer" />
+    <xsl:text>
+
 The following people have contributed code to GIMP:
 
 </xsl:text>
@@ -52,6 +58,11 @@ The following people have helped to document GIMP:
 </xsl:text>
   </xsl:template>
 
+  <xsl:template match="dc:maintainer">
+    <xsl:text> </xsl:text><xsl:apply-templates /><xsl:text>
+</xsl:text>
+  </xsl:template>
+
   <xsl:template match="dc:contributor">
     <xsl:text> </xsl:text><xsl:apply-templates /><xsl:text>
 </xsl:text>