diff --git a/scripts/release.py b/scripts/release.py
index 8f6d57823..dec2d0efe 100755
--- a/scripts/release.py
+++ b/scripts/release.py
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ AUTHOR_MAP = {
     "yashiel@skyner.co.za": "yashiels",  # PR #53284 salvage (discord markdown table-to-bullet conversion; #21168)
     "46495124+yungchentang@users.noreply.github.com": "yungchentang",  # PR #53622 salvage (drain Telegram general send pool on pool timeout before retry; #53524)
     "15205536+595650661@users.noreply.github.com": "595650661",  # PR #37851 salvage (classify MiniMax new_sensitive content filter → content_policy_blocked; #32421)
+    "qWaitCrypto@users.noreply.github.com": "qWaitCrypto",  # PR #52534 salvage (preserve assistant tool_use cache_control marker in Anthropic conversion so cache breakpoints aren't dropped from the wire)
     "benbenwyb@gmail.com": "benbenlijie",  # PR #47205 salvage (named custom-provider extra_body + Z.AI Coding overload adaptive backoff; #50663)
     "dana@added-value.co.il": "Danamove",  # PR #46726 salvage (kill venv-resident pythonw gateway before recreating venv on Windows; #47036/#47557/#47910)
     "rcint@klaith.com": "rc-int",  # PR #9126 salvage / co-author (cap subagent summary size vs parent context overflow)