diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 06395a190..6a61e5e0a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -18,13 +18,14 @@ Special thanks to the following for their contributions to the release:
 - [PR #1608](https://github.com/nf-core/rnaseq/pull/1608) - Bump version after release 3.21.0
 - [PR #1613](https://github.com/nf-core/rnaseq/pull/1613) - Fix broken link and add latest kit version for Takara UMI prep in usage documentation
 - [PR #1614](https://github.com/nf-core/rnaseq/pull/1614) - Template update for nf-core/tools v3.4.1
-- [PR #1618](https://github.com/nf-core/rnaseq/pull/1618) - Fix CI: Ensure confirm-pass job runs for markdown-only PRs
 - [PR #1617](https://github.com/nf-core/rnaseq/pull/1617) - Update bbmap/bbsplit module
-- [PR #1624](https://github.com/nf-core/rnaseq/pull/1624) - Document RSeQC inner_distance limitation for genomes with large chromosomes (>500 Mb), such as plant genomes
-- [PR #1625](https://github.com/nf-core/rnaseq/pull/1625) - Add documentation warning about Qualimap read counting bug ([#1273](https://github.com/nf-core/rnaseq/issues/1273))
-- [PR #1622](https://github.com/nf-core/rnaseq/pull/1622) - Update tximeta/tximport module to fix sample name mangling
+- [PR #1618](https://github.com/nf-core/rnaseq/pull/1618) - Fix CI: Ensure confirm-pass job runs for markdown-only PRs
+- [PR #1619](https://github.com/nf-core/rnaseq/pull/1619) - Update Credits to reflect current maintainership
 - [PR #1620](https://github.com/nf-core/rnaseq/pull/1620) - Fix bigwig strand labeling for reverse-stranded libraries ([#1591](https://github.com/nf-core/rnaseq/issues/1591))
 - [PR #1621](https://github.com/nf-core/rnaseq/pull/1621) - Optimize qualimap performance with multi-threaded name sorting
+- [PR #1622](https://github.com/nf-core/rnaseq/pull/1622) - Update tximeta/tximport module to fix sample name mangling
+- [PR #1624](https://github.com/nf-core/rnaseq/pull/1624) - Document RSeQC inner_distance limitation for genomes with large chromosomes (>500 Mb), such as plant genomes
+- [PR #1625](https://github.com/nf-core/rnaseq/pull/1625) - Add documentation warning about Qualimap read counting bug ([#1273](https://github.com/nf-core/rnaseq/issues/1273))
 - [PR #1628](https://github.com/nf-core/rnaseq/pull/1628) - Template update for nf-core/tools v3.5.1
 
 ## [[3.21.0](https://github.com/nf-core/rnaseq/releases/tag/3.21.0)] - 2025-09-18
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index eaff8e965..79619a722 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ You can find numerous talks on the [nf-core events page](https://nf-co.re/events
 
 These scripts were originally written for use at the [National Genomics Infrastructure](https://ngisweden.scilifelab.se), part of [SciLifeLab](http://www.scilifelab.se/) in Stockholm, Sweden, by Phil Ewels ([@ewels](https://github.com/ewels)) and Rickard Hammarén ([@Hammarn](https://github.com/Hammarn)).
 
-The pipeline was re-written in Nextflow DSL2 and is primarily maintained by Harshil Patel ([@drpatelh](https://github.com/drpatelh)) from [Seqera Labs, Spain](https://seqera.io/).
+The pipeline was re-written in Nextflow DSL2 by Harshil Patel ([@drpatelh](https://github.com/drpatelh)) from [Seqera Labs, Spain](https://seqera.io/), and is currently maintained by Jonathan Manning ([@pinin4fjords](https://github.com/pinin4fjords)) and the nf-core community.
 
 The pipeline workflow diagram was initially designed by Sarah Guinchard ([@G-Sarah](https://github.com/G-Sarah)) and James Fellows Yates ([@jfy133](https://github.com/jfy133)), further modifications where made by Harshil Patel ([@drpatelh](https://github.com/drpatelh)) and Maxime Garcia ([@maxulysse](https://github.com/maxulysse)).
 
diff --git a/nextflow.config b/nextflow.config
index 707255aab..2772047c2 100644
--- a/nextflow.config
+++ b/nextflow.config
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ manifest {
             name: 'Jonathan Manning',
             affiliation: 'Seqera',
             github: '@pinin4fjords',
-            contribution: ['maintainer', 'contributor'],
+            contribution: ['author', 'maintainer'],
             orcid: '0000-0002-3483-8456'
         ],
         [