diff --git a/.github/pull_request_template.md b/.github/pull_request_template.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a178ee5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/pull_request_template.md
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+## Description
+<!-- Briefly describe the change and its purpose -->
+
+## Related Ticket
+<!-- Link to GitHub issue (e.g., Fixes #123) -->
+
+## Type of Change
+- [ ] Bug fix
+- [ ] New feature
+- [ ] Breaking change
+- [ ] Documentation update
+
+## Checklist
+- [ ] I have performed a self-review of my code
+- [ ] Documentation updated
diff --git a/COPYRIGHT b/COPYRIGHT
index 900545e..60ca0a4 100644
--- a/COPYRIGHT
+++ b/COPYRIGHT
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ sSMTP is licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL)
 version 2 or above.
 
 Copyright (C) 2004-2008  Anibal Monsalve Salazar <anibal@debian.org>
+Copyright (C) 2025-2026  Syed Shahrukh Hussain <syed.shahrukh@ossrevival.org>
 
 This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/README b/README
index d66b8a3..be34c9d 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -46,9 +46,12 @@ TLS support from Tobias Rundstrom <tobi@tobi.nu>
 IPv6 support from Jun-ya Kato <kato@goto.info.waseda.ac.jp>
 MD5 authentication support from TAKIZAWA Takashi <aki@luna.email.ne.jp>
 
-Current Maintainer:
+Previous Maintainer:
  Anibal Monsalve Salazar, A.Monsalve.Salazar@IEEE.org
 
+Current Maintainer:
+ Syed Shahrukh Hussain, syed.shahrukh@ossrevival.org
+
 Patchlevel:
  See ssmtp.c