diff --git a/IPA.Loader/Loader/PluginMetadata.cs b/IPA.Loader/Loader/PluginMetadata.cs
index 8dae9738..6d43543b 100644
--- a/IPA.Loader/Loader/PluginMetadata.cs
+++ b/IPA.Loader/Loader/PluginMetadata.cs
@@ -42,6 +42,12 @@ namespace IPA.Loader
         /// <value>the updater ID of the plugin</value>
         public string Id { get; internal set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The name of the author that wrote this plugin.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value>the name of the plugin's author</value>
+        public string Author { get; internal set; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// The version of the plugin.
         /// </summary>
@@ -90,6 +96,7 @@ namespace IPA.Loader
                 Name = value.Name;
                 Version = value.Version;
                 Id = value.Id;
+                Author = value.Author;
                 AssociatedFiles = value.Files
                     .Select(f => Path.Combine(UnityGame.InstallPath, f))
                     .Select(p => new FileInfo(p)).ToList();
diff --git a/Refs/Main.dll b/Refs/Main.dll
index 3fbf4d43..7502eeb2 100644
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diff --git a/Refs/UnityEngine.CoreModule.Net4.dll b/Refs/UnityEngine.CoreModule.Net4.dll
index 66992ff7..7f9c5c4a 100644
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