diff --git a/scripts/release.py b/scripts/release.py
index ad2271f9f81..51b17f24c68 100755
--- a/scripts/release.py
+++ b/scripts/release.py
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ AUTHOR_MAP = {
     "267614622+agt-user@users.noreply.github.com": "agt-user",  # PR #48496 salvage (telegram CLOSE-WAIT polling heartbeat, #48495)
     "80915+DavidMetcalfe@users.noreply.github.com": "DavidMetcalfe",  # PR #52272 salvage (route reasoning-model thinking-timeouts to timeout not context_overflow + reasoning-specific guidance; #52271)
     "66773372+Tranquil-Flow@users.noreply.github.com": "Tranquil-Flow",  # PR #52623 salvage (auxiliary Anthropic base_url host validation; #52608)
+    "nikshepsvn@gmail.com": "nikshepsvn",  # PR #27426 salvage (two-layer guard against hallucinated acp_command crashing the gateway on hosts with no ACP CLI)
     "65363919+coygeek@users.noreply.github.com": "coygeek",  # PR #37735 salvage (redact provider error text at api-server HTTP boundary; #37733)
     "moonsong@nousresearch.local": "Tranquil-Flow",  # PR #52623 salvage (auxiliary Anthropic base_url host validation; #52608)
     "140971685+Dr1985@users.noreply.github.com": "Dr1985",  # PR #42567 salvage (launchd supervision detection + status reporting; #42524)