diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -437,6 +437,7 @@ pip install https://github.com/PytorchLightning/pytorch-lightning/archive/0.X.Y.
 - Jeremy Jordan [(jeremyjordan)](https://github.com/jeremyjordan)
 - Tullie Murrell [(tullie)](https://github.com/tullie)
 - Adrian Wälchli [(awaelchli)](https://github.com/awaelchli)
+- Nicki Skafte [(skaftenicki)](https://github.com/SkafteNicki)
 
 #### Funding    
 Building open-source software with only a few part-time people is hard! We've secured funding to make sure we can
diff --git a/docs/source/governance.rst b/docs/source/governance.rst
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@@ -16,3 +16,4 @@ Core Maintainers
 - Jeremy Jordan (`jeremyjordan <https://github.com/jeremyjordan>`_)
 - Tullie Murrell (`tullie <https://github.com/tullie>`_)
 - Adrian Wälchli (`awaelchli <https://github.com/awaelchli>`_)
+- Nicki Skafte (`skaftenicki <https://github.com/SkafteNicki>`_)