diff --git a/hibernate/project.xml b/hibernate/project.xml
index c7216a3a..b577ccce 100644
--- a/hibernate/project.xml
+++ b/hibernate/project.xml
@@ -67,6 +67,12 @@
       </roles>
     </developer>     
   </developers>
+  <contributors>
+    <contributor>
+      <name>Alex Shneyderman</name>
+      <email>as851@columbia.edu</email>
+    </contributor>
+  </contributors>    
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>hibernate</groupId>