diff --git a/authors.xml b/authors.xml
index b1d57db9a1..926df08aef 100644
--- a/authors.xml
+++ b/authors.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
   <creator role="author" last-active="2.2">Spencer Kimball</creator>
   <creator role="author" last-active="1.0">Peter Mattis</creator>
 
-  <maintainer role="author" last-active="2.8">Sven Neumann</maintainer>
   <maintainer role="author" last-active="2.8">Michael Natterer</maintainer>
 
   <contributor role="author" last-active="1.2">Lauri Alanko</contributor>
@@ -209,12 +208,13 @@
   <contributor role="author" last-active="1.2">Felix Natter</contributor>
   <contributor role="author" last-active="2.4">David Neary</contributor>
   <contributor role="author" last-active="2.2">David Necas</contributor>
+  <contributor role="author" last-active="2.8">Sven Neumann</contributor>
   <contributor role="author" last-active="2.8">Andreas Neustifter</contributor>
   <contributor role="artist" last-active="2.4">Andreas Nilsson</contributor>
-  <contributor role="author" last-active="1.0">Stephen Robert Norris</contributor>
   <contributor role="author" last-active="1.0">Tim Newsome</contributor>
   <contributor role="author" last-active="2.8">Jon Nordby</contributor>
   <contributor role="author" last-active="2.8">Martin Nordholts</contributor>
+  <contributor role="author" last-active="1.0">Stephen Robert Norris</contributor>
   <contributor role="author" last-active="1.0">Erik Nygren</contributor>
   <contributor role="author" last-active="1.0">Miles O'Neal</contributor>
   <contributor role="author" last-active="2.8">David Odin</contributor>