diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 62d3dd0..e76b924 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ This repo contains the JavaScript implementation of the crypto primitives needed
 
 ## Lead Maintainer
 
-[Friedel Ziegelmayer](https://github.com/dignifiedquire/)
+[Jacob Heun](https://github.com/jacobheun/)
 
 ## Table of Contents
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1126001..7137d1d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "version": "0.17.0",
   "description": "Crypto primitives for libp2p",
   "main": "src/index.js",
-  "leadMaintainer": "Friedel Ziegelmayer <dignifiedquire@gmail.com>",
+  "leadMaintainer": "Jacob Heun <jacobheun@gmail.com>",
   "browser": {
     "./src/hmac/index.js": "./src/hmac/index-browser.js",
     "./src/keys/ecdh.js": "./src/keys/ecdh-browser.js",