diff --git a/scripts/release.py b/scripts/release.py
index 2ccdf56aec2..6bb3d200583 100755
--- a/scripts/release.py
+++ b/scripts/release.py
@@ -1161,6 +1161,7 @@ AUTHOR_MAP = {
     "165905879+davidcampbelldc@users.noreply.github.com": "davidcampbelldc",
     "hoangv.pham0803@gmail.com": "hehehe0803",  # PR #26212 salvage (codex kanban writable root)
     "26063003+hehehe0803@users.noreply.github.com": "hehehe0803",
+    "38348871+vaddisrinivas@users.noreply.github.com": "vaddisrinivas",  # PR #26394 salvage (Docker messaging extra)
 }