diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index 7ffb079635..66be681ec3 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 Abhinav Gupta <abhinav.g90@gmail.com>
 Adrian O'Grady <elpollouk@gmail.com>
+Akshat Kumar <seed@mail.nanosouffle.net>
 Albert Strasheim <fullung@gmail.com>
 Aleksandar Dezelin <dezelin@gmail.com>
 Alex Brainman <alex.brainman@gmail.com>
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS b/CONTRIBUTORS
index 4b69317aea..a10e0de3c7 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ Aaron Kemp <kemp.aaron@gmail.com>
 Abhinav Gupta <abhinav.g90@gmail.com>
 Adam Langley <agl@golang.org>
 Adrian O'Grady <elpollouk@gmail.com>
+Akshat Kumar <seed@mail.nanosouffle.net>
 Albert Strasheim <fullung@gmail.com>
 Aleksandar Dezelin <dezelin@gmail.com>
 Alex Brainman <alex.brainman@gmail.com>