diff --git a/youtube_dl/__init__.py b/youtube_dl/__init__.py
index 5d2137fe5..f156ba3a0 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/__init__.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/__init__.py
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ __authors__  = (
     'David Fabijan',
     'Sebastian Haas',
     'Alexander Kirk',
+    'Erik Johnson',
 )
 
 __license__ = 'Public Domain'