diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index f4cbe07b9a..f50b0fee4d 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ The following people have contributed code to GIMP:
  Nathan Summers
  Mike Sweet
  Eiichi Takamori
- Tal
+ Tal Trachtman
  Tristan Tarrant
  Michael Taylor
  Owen Taylor
diff --git a/authors.xml b/authors.xml
index 5479fb76f3..230e7fe95e 100644
--- a/authors.xml
+++ b/authors.xml
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@
   <contributor role="author" last-active="1.0">Mike Sweet</contributor>
   <contributor role="artist" last-active="2.4">William Szilveszter</contributor>
   <contributor role="author" last-active="1.0">Eiichi Takamori</contributor>
-  <contributor role="author" last-active="2.8">Tal</contributor>
+  <contributor role="author" last-active="2.8">Tal Trachtman</contributor>
   <contributor role="author" last-active="1.2">Tristan Tarrant</contributor>
   <contributor role="author" last-active="1.0">Michael Taylor</contributor>
   <contributor role="author" last-active="2.4">Owen Taylor</contributor>