diff --git a/idea/project.xml b/idea/project.xml
index cddcccc7..2108b404 100644
--- a/idea/project.xml
+++ b/idea/project.xml
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
       <email>brett@apache.org</email>
       <organization>f2 network</organization>
       <roles>
+        <role>Lead Developer</role>
         <role>Java Developer</role>
       </roles>
     </developer>