diff --git a/meta-python/README b/meta-python/README
index f62ab8fe8e..905d5ee5e5 100644
--- a/meta-python/README
+++ b/meta-python/README
@@ -50,4 +50,5 @@ Maintenance
 Maintainers:
         Tim "moto-timo" Orling <TicoTimo@gmail.com>
         Paul "bluelightning" Eggleton <paul.eggleton@linux.intel.com>
+        Derek Straka <derek@asterius.io>