diff --git a/scripts/release.py b/scripts/release.py
index 744c34c18f4..4d50af4e84c 100755
--- a/scripts/release.py
+++ b/scripts/release.py
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ ACP_REGISTRY_MANIFEST = REPO_ROOT / "acp_registry" / "agent.json"
 
 # Auto-extracted from noreply emails + manual overrides
 AUTHOR_MAP = {
+    "iganapolsky@gmail.com": "IgorGanapolsky",  # PR #62125 salvage (compaction anti-thrash threshold verification)
     "wilsonkinyuam@gmail.com": "WilsonKinyua",  # PR #62052 (tui: persist unflushed conversations on disconnect/restart)
     "humphreysun98@gmail.com": "HumphreySun98",  # PR #61142 salvage (web: null web/backend config value guards)
     "sonxi@nous.local": "17324393074",  # PR #53196 salvage (tools_config: known_plugin_toolsets null guard; commit under unlinked local identity)