diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/numcodecs/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/numcodecs/default.nix
index 253dfbeef572..5aa8130c73ea 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/numcodecs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/numcodecs/default.nix
@@ -75,6 +75,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     homepage = "https://github.com/zarr-developers/numcodecs";
     license = lib.licenses.mit;
     description = "Buffer compression and transformation codecs for use in data storage and communication applications";
-    maintainers = [ ];
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ doronbehar ];
   };
 }