diff --git a/instant-distance-py/Cargo.toml b/instant-distance-py/Cargo.toml
index d431b0d..2885fda 100644
--- a/instant-distance-py/Cargo.toml
+++ b/instant-distance-py/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "instant-distance-py"
 version = "0.3.2"
-authors = ["Dirkjan Ochtman <dirkjan@ochtman.nl>"]
 edition = "2021"
 rust-version = "1.58"
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
diff --git a/instant-distance/Cargo.toml b/instant-distance/Cargo.toml
index f316231..b88789c 100644
--- a/instant-distance/Cargo.toml
+++ b/instant-distance/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 name = "instant-distance"
 version = "0.6.0"
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
-authors = ["Dirkjan Ochtman <dirkjan@ochtman.nl>"]
 edition = "2021"
 rust-version = "1.58"
 description = "Fast minimal implementation of HNSW maps for approximate nearest neighbors searches"