diff --git a/MAINTAINERS.md b/MAINTAINERS.md
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@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 - Maxim Lysak - [@maxmnemonic](https://github.com/maxmnemonic)
 - Nikos Livathinos - [@nikos-livathinos](https://github.com/nikos-livathinos)
 - Ahmed Nassar [@nassarofficial](https://github.com/nassarofficial)
+- Panos Vagensas [@vagenas](https://github.com/vagenas)
 - Peter Staar - [@PeterStaar-IBM](https://github.com/PeterStaar-IBM)
 
-Maintainers can be contacted at [deepsearch-core@zurich.ibm.com](mailto:deepsearch-core@zurich.ibm.com).
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+Maintainers can be contacted at [deepsearch-core@zurich.ibm.com](mailto:deepsearch-core@zurich.ibm.com).