diff --git a/governance/README.md b/governance/README.md
index b2c2d1b139d..6eb0a59a971 100644
--- a/governance/README.md
+++ b/governance/README.md
@@ -39,4 +39,4 @@ To contact the maintainers in a more synchronous way you can join the [#opam-rep
 - [@axrwl](https://github.com/axrwl) (triage)
 - [@octachron](https://github.com/Octachron)
 - The opam developement team (for safe-keeping)
-- [@kit-ty-kate](https://github.com/kit-ty-kate) (retiring maintainer)
+- [@kit-ty-kate](https://github.com/kit-ty-kate) (former maintainer)