diff --git a/COPYRIGHT.txt b/COPYRIGHT.txt
index 8960aa42d3..7a37f9015c 100644
--- a/COPYRIGHT.txt
+++ b/COPYRIGHT.txt
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ Copyright:
   Copyright 2017&2018, Sourabh Varshney <sourabhvarshney111@gmail.com>
   Copyright 2018, Projyal Dev <projyal@gmail.com>
   Copyright 2018, Nikhil Goel <nikhilgoel199797@gmail.com>
+  Copyright 2018, Shikhar Jaiswal <jaiswalshikhar87@gmail.com>
 
 License: BSD-3-clause
   All rights reserved.
diff --git a/src/mlpack/core.hpp b/src/mlpack/core.hpp
index 843e2a42b6..13871e45b4 100644
--- a/src/mlpack/core.hpp
+++ b/src/mlpack/core.hpp
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@
  *   - Sourabh Varshney <sourabhvarshney111@gmail.com>
  *   - Projyal Dev <projyal@gmail.com>
  *   - Nikhil Goel <nikhilgoel199797@gmail.com>
+ *   - Shikhar Jaiswal <jaiswalshikhar87@gmail.com>
  */
 
 // First, include all of the prerequisites.