diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/misc/root/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/misc/root/default.nix
index 808af776e28b..265463bfad3b 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/misc/root/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/misc/root/default.nix
@@ -69,5 +69,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     homepage = "https://root.cern.ch/";
     description = "A data analysis framework";
     platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.unix;
+    maintainers = with stdenv.maintainers; [ veprbl ];
   };
 }