diff --git a/_service b/_service
index 379fc24..f870a2c 100644
--- a/_service
+++ b/_service
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
     <param name="versionrewrite-pattern">v(\d+\.\d+\.\d+)</param>
     <param name="versionrewrite-replacement">\1</param>
     <param name="changesgenerate">enable</param>
-    <param name="changesauthor">asn@cryptomilk.org</param>
   </service>
   <service mode="disabled" name="tar" />
   <service mode="disabled" name="recompress">
diff --git a/rav1e.changes b/rav1e.changes
index f39fc19..94d14a1 100644
--- a/rav1e.changes
+++ b/rav1e.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Nov  9 11:02:17 UTC 2021 - Dominique Leuenberger <dimstar@opensuse.org>
+
+- Do not hardcode an author in the changes generator service:
+  Attribution happens by the user that actually runs the service.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Nov  5 03:49:45 UTC 2021 - William Brown <william.brown@suse.com>