diff --git a/src/Framework/Features/Blogging/Models/PostAuthor.php b/src/Framework/Features/Blogging/Models/PostAuthor.php
index ac6b850b..35236438 100644
--- a/src/Framework/Features/Blogging/Models/PostAuthor.php
+++ b/src/Framework/Features/Blogging/Models/PostAuthor.php
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 use Hyde\Facades\Author;
 use Hyde\Facades\Config;
 use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
+use JetBrains\PhpStorm\Deprecated;
 
 use function strtolower;
 use function is_string;
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ class PostAuthor implements Stringable
     /**
      * The display name of the author.
      */
-    public readonly ?string $name;
+    public readonly string $name;
 
     /**
      * The author's website URL.
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ class PostAuthor implements Stringable
     public function __construct(string $username, ?string $name = null, ?string $website = null)
     {
         $this->username = $username;
-        $this->name = $name;
+        $this->name = $name ?? $this->username;
         $this->website = $website;
     }
 
@@ -82,12 +83,16 @@ public static function all(): Collection
 
     public function __toString(): string
     {
-        return $this->getName();
+        return $this->name;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @deprecated This is not needed as the name property can be accessed directly.
+     */
+    #[Deprecated(reason: 'Use the name property instead.', replacement: '%class%->name')]
     public function getName(): string
     {
-        return $this->name ?? $this->username;
+        return $this->name;
     }
 
     /** @param array{username?: string, name?: string, website?: string} $data */
diff --git a/src/Framework/Features/XmlGenerators/RssFeedGenerator.php b/src/Framework/Features/XmlGenerators/RssFeedGenerator.php
index 09ebc3db..b3abfab4 100644
--- a/src/Framework/Features/XmlGenerators/RssFeedGenerator.php
+++ b/src/Framework/Features/XmlGenerators/RssFeedGenerator.php
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ protected function addDynamicItemData(SimpleXMLElement $item, MarkdownPost $post
         }
 
         if (isset($post->author)) {
-            $item->addChild('dc:creator', $post->author->getName(), 'http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/');
+            $item->addChild('dc:creator', $post->author->name, 'http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/');
         }
 
         if (isset($post->category)) {
diff --git a/tests/Feature/MarkdownPostTest.php b/tests/Feature/MarkdownPostTest.php
index ef8c319d..f3f3b315 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/MarkdownPostTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/MarkdownPostTest.php
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public function testConstructorCanCreateANewAuthorInstanceFromUsernameString()
 
         $this->assertInstanceOf(PostAuthor::class, $post->author);
         $this->assertSame('John Doe', $post->author->username);
-        $this->assertNull($post->author->name);
+        $this->assertSame('John Doe', $post->author->name);
         $this->assertNull($post->author->website);
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/Unit/PostAuthorTest.php b/tests/Unit/PostAuthorTest.php
index c6c98a9c..503c59f5 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/PostAuthorTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/PostAuthorTest.php
@@ -134,6 +134,13 @@ public function testGetNameHelperReturnsUsernameIfNameIsNotSet()
         $this->assertEquals('username', $author->getName());
     }
 
+    public function testNameIsSetToUsernameIfNameIsNotSet()
+    {
+        $author = new PostAuthor('username');
+
+        $this->assertEquals('username', $author->name);
+    }
+
     public function testToStringHelperReturnsTheName()
     {
         $author = new PostAuthor('username', 'John Doe');