diff --git a/update.sh b/update.sh
index da237eb..cf15e2d 100755
--- a/update.sh
+++ b/update.sh
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ Note the gortr file is DateTime stamped only, it is not signed with any certific
 ## [Last merge commit][0] at [dn42 registry][1]
 
 \`\`\`
-$(git -C ../registry/ log -n 1 --merges)
+$(git -C ../registry/ log -n 1 --merges | sed -E -e 's/^Author: ([a-zA-Z0-9]+) <.*>/Author: \1/')
 \`\`\`
 
 ## crontab