diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e38f30c932f2cac020342d8f6db144f763fd9de7..3bde24ad830ad6db7f773a985edc1d6c693895b1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Added
 
+- Added inceptionYear based on LICENSE file and developer name tag for developers in POM to allow Gradle plugins 
+  like gradle-license-plugin or aboutLibraries to automatically fetch the correct Copyright information.
+
 ### Changed
 
 - Delete read receipts on non-join
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/trixnity.publish.gradle.kts b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/trixnity.publish.gradle.kts
index 77cbff51b2df56146fbbfecb67e9ce3d15de9520..303079d84a6fab46df4adef93b84b5975e8df110 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/trixnity.publish.gradle.kts
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/trixnity.publish.gradle.kts
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ publishing {
                 name.set(project.name)
                 description.set("Multiplatform Kotlin SDK for matrix-protocol")
                 url.set("https://gitlab.com/trixnity/trixnity")
+                inceptionYear.set("2022")
                 licenses {
                     license {
                         name.set("Apache License 2.0")
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ publishing {
                 developers {
                     developer {
                         id.set("benkuly")
+                        name.set("benkuly")
                     }
                 }
                 scm {