diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 5910aeec..f996cbc8 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ jreleaser {
         }
         inceptionYear = '2014'
         copyright = '2024'
+
+        authors = ['Gernot Starke', 'Gerd Aschemann']
     }
 
     release {
@@ -115,6 +117,15 @@ jreleaser {
             }
         }
     }
+
+    announce {
+        active = 'ALWAYS'
+
+        mastodon {
+            active = 'ALWAYS'
+            host = 'https://mastodon.social'
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 configure(subprojects) {