diff --git a/scripts/release.py b/scripts/release.py
index dc42b1308b0f..37977e868266 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 = {
+    "esthon@gmail.com": "esthonjr",  # PR #61950 salvage (desktop: legacy non-git workspace grouping + Windows path identity)
     "iganapolsky@gmail.com": "IgorGanapolsky",  # PR #62125 salvage (compaction anti-thrash threshold verification)
     "tturney1@gmail.com": "TheTom",  # PR #62696 salvage (gateway: expand @ context references under runtime/session model resolution)
     "wilsonkinyuam@gmail.com": "WilsonKinyua",  # PR #62052 (tui: persist unflushed conversations on disconnect/restart)