diff --git a/pear/package-PEAR.xml b/pear/package-PEAR.xml
index 95b72d81158..ad739feae84 100644
--- a/pear/package-PEAR.xml
+++ b/pear/package-PEAR.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     </maintainer>
     <maintainer>
       <user>pajoye</user>
-      <role>maintainer</role>
+      <role>developer</role>
       <name>Pierre-Alain Joye</name>
       <email>pajoye@pearfr.org</email>
     </maintainer>