diff --git a/dev-python/faust-cchardet/metadata.xml b/dev-python/faust-cchardet/metadata.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE pkgmetadata SYSTEM 'https://www.gentoo.org/dtd/metadata.dtd'>
+<pkgmetadata>
+	<maintainer type="person">
+		<email>smaniotto.nicola@gmail.com</email>
+		<name>Nicola Smaniotto</name>
+	</maintainer>
+	<upstream>
+		<remote-id type="github">faust-streaming/cChardet</remote-id>
+	</upstream>
+</pkgmetadata>