diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index 129fce0941..176c5faba9 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ The PRIMARY AUTHORS are (and/or have been):
* Andrew Godwin
* Carl Meyer
* Ramiro Morales
+ * Chris Beaven
More information on the main contributors to Django can be found in
docs/internals/committers.txt.
@@ -69,7 +70,6 @@ answer newbie questions, and generally made Django that much better:
Ned Batchelder
batiste@dosimple.ch
Batman
- Chris Beaven
Brian Beck
Shannon -jj Behrens
Esdras Beleza
diff --git a/docs/internals/committers.txt b/docs/internals/committers.txt
index ca0c5a31ce..089dddca7a 100644
--- a/docs/internals/committers.txt
+++ b/docs/internals/committers.txt
@@ -256,6 +256,18 @@ Ramiro Morales
Ramiro lives in Córdoba, Argentina.
+`Chris Beaven`_
+ Chris has been submitting patches and suggesting crazy ideas for Django
+ since early 2006. An advocate for community involement and a long-term
+ triager, he is still often found answering questions in the #django IRC
+ channel.
+
+ Chris lives in Napier, New Zealand (adding to the pool of Oceanic core
+ developers). He works remotely as a developer for `Lincoln Loop`_.
+
+.. _Chris Beaven: http://smileychris.com/
+.. _Lincoln Loop: http://lincolnloop.com/
+
Specialists
-----------