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@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ Maintainers
 ===========
 
 ## Current
-* [Akshay Shah](https://github.com/akshayjshah), [Buf](https://buf.build)
 * [Josh Humphries](https://github.com/jhump), [Buf](https://buf.build)
 * [Steve Ayers](https://github.com/smaye81), [Buf](https://buf.build)
+
+## Former
+* [Akshay Shah](https://github.com/akshayjshah)