diff --git a/app-misc/kanata/metadata.xml b/app-misc/kanata/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>eetu@muffinpower.fi</email>
+		<name>Eetu Eloranta</name>
+	</maintainer>
+</pkgmetadata>