diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0dba6db6..24cf8f60 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@
 
 [The unixfs spec can be found inside the ipfs/specs repository](http://github.com/ipfs/specs)
 
+## Lead Maintainer
+
+[Alex Potsides](https://github.com/achingbrain)
+
 ## Table of Contents
 
 - [Install](#install)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2cc43c2d..3a261291 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   "name": "ipfs-unixfs",
   "version": "0.1.14",
   "description": "JavaScript implementation of IPFS' unixfs (a Unix FileSystem representation on top of a MerkleDAG)",
+  "leadMaintainer": "Alex Potsides <alex.potsides@protocol.ai>",
   "main": "src/index.js",
   "browser": {
     "fs": false
@@ -24,7 +25,6 @@
   "keywords": [
     "IPFS"
   ],
-  "author": "David Dias <daviddias@ipfs.io>",
   "license": "MIT",
   "bugs": {
     "url": "https://github.com/ipfs/js-ipfs-unixfs/issues"