diff --git a/mate-extra/mate-utils/metadata.xml b/mate-extra/mate-utils/metadata.xml
index 04cc0f811d2c0..b7d597531ffb6 100644
--- a/mate-extra/mate-utils/metadata.xml
+++ b/mate-extra/mate-utils/metadata.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!DOCTYPE pkgmetadata SYSTEM "https://www.gentoo.org/dtd/metadata.dtd">
 <pkgmetadata>
-	<!-- maintainer-needed -->
+		<maintainer type="person" proxied="yes">
+			<email>immoloism@gmail.com</email>
+			<name>Ian Jordan</name>
+		</maintainer>
+		<maintainer type="project" proxied="proxy">
+			<email>proxy-maint@gentoo.org</email>
+			<name>Proxy Maintainers</name>
+		</maintainer>
 	<use>
 		<flag name="applet">Enable the mate dictionary applet</flag>
 	</use>