diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/2.6.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/2.6.rst
index bf50500cdc3..0fcc4b641cc 100644
--- a/Doc/whatsnew/2.6.rst
+++ b/Doc/whatsnew/2.6.rst
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 .. XXX add trademark info for Apple, Microsoft, SourceForge.
 
-:Author: A.M. Kuchling
+:Author: A.M. Kuchling (amk at amk.ca)
 :Release: |release|
 :Date: |today|