diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 433e703..3c2d47e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -9,9 +9,12 @@ readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.8"
 keywords = ["USGS", "water data"]
 license = {file = "LICENSE.md"}
-maintainers = [
+authors = [
   {name = "Timothy Hodson", email = "thodson@usgs.gov"},
 ]
+maintainers = [
+  {name = "Elise Hinman", email = "ehinman@usgs.gov"},
+]
 classifiers = [
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
 ]