diff --git a/dev-libs/nettle/metadata.xml b/dev-libs/nettle/metadata.xml
index 4cc809001233d..d679910978665 100644
--- a/dev-libs/nettle/metadata.xml
+++ b/dev-libs/nettle/metadata.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!DOCTYPE pkgmetadata SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/metadata.dtd">
 <pkgmetadata>
-	<!-- maintainer-needed -->
+	<maintainer type="project">
+		<name>Gentoo Base System</name>
+		<email>base-system@gentoo.org</email>
+	</maintainer>
 	<upstream>
 		<remote-id type="cpe">cpe:/a:nettle_project:nettle</remote-id>
 	</upstream>