diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index f3ea177c78..884f7c32c1 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@ Below is a list of the people maintaining different parts of the
 FFmpeg code.
 
 
+Project Leader
+==============
+
+Michael Niedermayer
+  final design decisions
+
+
 Applications
 ============