diff --git a/scripts/release.py b/scripts/release.py
index aa564b714..3209a67e6 100755
--- a/scripts/release.py
+++ b/scripts/release.py
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ AUTHOR_MAP = {
     "134848055+UNLINEARITY@users.noreply.github.com": "UNLINEARITY",
     "ben.burtenshaw@gmail.com": "burtenshaw",
     "roopaknijhara@gmail.com": "rnijhara",
+    "josephzcan@gmail.com": "j0sephz",
     # contributors (manual mapping from git names)
     "ahmedsherif95@gmail.com": "asheriif",
     "liujinkun@bytedance.com": "liujinkun2025",