diff --git a/scripts/release.py b/scripts/release.py
index f3f8ade6d9da..50a222267c71 100755
--- a/scripts/release.py
+++ b/scripts/release.py
@@ -1413,6 +1413,7 @@ AUTHOR_MAP = {
     "takis312@hotmail.com": "ErnestHysa",  # PRs #32636/#32708 (MCP asyncio.sleep + O(n^2) watcher drain)
     "me@simontaggart.com": "SiTaggart",  # PR #35583 (docker_forward_env empty-secret .env fallback)
     "2663402852@qq.com": "x1am1",  # PR #35098 (chown root-owned top-level HERMES_HOME state files)
+    "nicsequenzy@gmail.com": "polnikale",  # PR #35717 (discover Playwright headless_shell browser)
 }