diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 665fa8b7dc..e9803f3f55 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ project server                          Árpád Gereöffy, Michael Niedermayer,
 mailinglists                            Michael Niedermayer, Baptiste Coudurier, Lou Logan
 presets                                 Robert Swain
 metadata subsystem                      Aurelien Jacobs
-release management                      Diego Biurrun, Reinhard Tartler
+release management                      Michael Niedermayer
 
 
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