diff --git a/pkgs/plt-services/meta/pkg-build/main.rkt b/pkgs/plt-services/meta/pkg-build/main.rkt
index 1cf51b7f75..cfdaa2d6c7 100644
--- a/pkgs/plt-services/meta/pkg-build/main.rkt
+++ b/pkgs/plt-services/meta/pkg-build/main.rkt
@@ -405,6 +405,7 @@
                                  installed-pkgs))
 
   (define (pkg-checksum pkg) (hash-ref (hash-ref pkg-details pkg) 'checksum ""))
+  (define (pkg-author pkg) (hash-ref (hash-ref pkg-details pkg) 'author ""))
   (define (pkg-checksum-file pkg) (build-path built-pkgs-dir (~a pkg ".orig-CHECKSUM")))
   (define (pkg-zip-file pkg) (build-path built-pkgs-dir (~a pkg ".zip")))
   (define (pkg-zip-checksum-file pkg) (build-path built-pkgs-dir (~a pkg ".zip.CHECKSUM")))
@@ -1101,6 +1102,7 @@
                                    (doc/salvage doc path))
                                (doc/none doc))
                            (doc/main doc path)))
+               'author (pkg-author pkg)
                'conflicts-log (and conflicts?
                                    (if (set-member? conflict-pkgs pkg)
                                        "conflicts"
diff --git a/pkgs/plt-services/meta/pkg-build/summary.rkt b/pkgs/plt-services/meta/pkg-build/summary.rkt
index 52f93f4250..45903c86b5 100644
--- a/pkgs/plt-services/meta/pkg-build/summary.rkt
+++ b/pkgs/plt-services/meta/pkg-build/summary.rkt
@@ -45,8 +45,10 @@
                 'success)
             'unknown))
       (define docs (hash-ref ht 'docs))
+      (define author (hash-ref ht 'author))
       (define conflicts-log (hash-ref ht 'conflicts-log))
       (tr (td pkg)
+          (td author)
           (td (if (null? docs)
                   ""
                   (list