diff --git a/scripts/release.py b/scripts/release.py
index ff4f4bc6da..dd2f4b7089 100755
--- a/scripts/release.py
+++ b/scripts/release.py
@@ -1515,6 +1515,7 @@ AUTHOR_MAP = {
     "josephjohnson.joel@gmail.com": "JoelJJohnson",  # PR #39913 salvage (Windows ConPTY dashboard chat bridge)
     "andreas@schwarz-ketsch.de": "Nea74",  # PR #40022 co-author credit (same Windows ConPTY bridge design)
     "chanhokyim@gmail.com": "joel611",  # PR #33958 salvage (DISCORD_ALLOWED_ROLES role_authorized gateway flag)
+    "desg38@gmail.com": "dschnurbusch",  # PR #42373 salvage (archive compressed conversation lineages)
 }