diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 39f0f32..f7c3843 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ readme = "README.md"
 license = {file = "LICENSE"}
 requires-python = ">2.7,!=3.0.*, !=3.1.*, !=3.2.*, !=3.3.*, !=3.4.*, !=3.5.*"
 maintainers = [
-  "Victor Azizi <v.azizi@esciencecenter.nl>",
+  {name ="Victor Azizi", email="v.azizi@esciencecenter.nl"},
 ]
 
 classifiers = [