diff --git a/system/pigz/pigz.SlackBuild b/system/pigz/pigz.SlackBuild
index d55098207f8..0942b8cf448 100644
--- a/system/pigz/pigz.SlackBuild
+++ b/system/pigz/pigz.SlackBuild
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 # Note: it looks like upstream removes the old source tarballs from their
 # site when they release a new version. So I hosted the source elsewhere.
 
+# 2024DEC02: new maintainer <kingbeowulf@linuxgalaxy.org>
+
 cd $(dirname $0) ; CWD=$(pwd)
 
 PRGNAM=pigz
diff --git a/system/pigz/pigz.info b/system/pigz/pigz.info
index 823a3c44ef0..17629c8b84c 100644
--- a/system/pigz/pigz.info
+++ b/system/pigz/pigz.info
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ MD5SUM="f73dd65700c593a3f8c8566163277d26"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 REQUIRES=""
-MAINTAINER="orphaned"
-EMAIL="orphaned@orphaned.com"
+MAINTAINER="Edward W. Koenig"
+EMAIL="kingbeowulf@linuxgalaxy.org"