diff --git a/jira/project.xml b/jira/project.xml
index 356c092e..3662c1a0 100644
--- a/jira/project.xml
+++ b/jira/project.xml
@@ -34,6 +34,13 @@
     <url>http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs.cgi/maven/maven-1/plugins/trunk/jira/</url>
   </repository>
   <developers/>
+  <contributors>
+    <contributor>
+      <name>Michael Franken</name>
+      <email>mfranken@xebia.com</email>
+      <organization></organization>
+    </contributor>
+  </contributors>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-httpclient</groupId>