diff --git a/.github/APPROVED_CONTRIBUTORS b/.github/APPROVED_CONTRIBUTORS
index 0c92e8a2..915f3961 100644
--- a/.github/APPROVED_CONTRIBUTORS
+++ b/.github/APPROVED_CONTRIBUTORS
@@ -43,3 +43,4 @@ ppggff
 TonyxSun
 akbash-bot
 liby
+kovalov