diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index d8e0664..ddad516 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ license = "Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception"
 name = "spark-hive"
 version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2024"
-authors = ["AIEN Sovereign Systems & Contributors <sovereign@aien.dev>"]
+authors = ["Drake Stapleton <drake.aien@proton.me>"]
 description = "Native Sovereign Honeycomb Hive Engine with Hexagonal Axial Geometry"
 
 [dependencies]