diff --git a/docs/_templates/footer.html b/docs/_templates/footer.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d20fb711
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/_templates/footer.html
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{% extends "!footer.html" %}
+
+{% block extrafooter %}
+  {{ super() }}
+  {% if maintainer %}
+    <p class="maintainer">
+      <strong>Maintained by:</strong> {{ maintainer }}
+    </p>
+  {% endif %}
+{% endblock %}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index 6ac7b04f..af39e218 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 project = "agentlib_mpc"
 copyright = "2021, AGENT-Project Associates"
 author = "AGENT-Project Associates"
+maintainer = "Institute for Energy Efficient Buildings and Indoor Climate, RWTH Aachen University"
 
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags
 with open(Path(__file__).parents[2].joinpath(project, "__init__.py"), "r") as file:
@@ -112,6 +113,10 @@
     "logo_icon": "&#xe869",
 }
 
+# Add the maintainer to the HTML context, as it is not a standard Sphinx variable
+html_context = {
+    "maintainer": maintainer,
+}
 
 # Add any paths that contain custom static files (such as style sheets) here,
 # relative to this directory. They are copied after the builtin static files,
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 29a0ab28..1e966cd3 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 [project]
 name = "agentlib_mpc"
 authors = [
-    { name = "Associates of the AGENT project", email = "AGENT.Projekt@eonerc.rwth-aachen.de" }
+    { name = "Associates of the AGENT project"}
+]
+maintainers = [
+    { name = "Institute for Energy Efficient Buildings and Indoor Climate, RWTH Aachen University", email = "ebc-tools@eonerc.rwth-aachen.de" }
 ]
 description = "Framework for development and execution of agents for control and simulation of energy systems."
 readme = "README.md"