diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
deleted file mode 100644
index 84ea5c1ea..000000000
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-Andreas Fuchs <andreas.fuchs@infineon.com>
-Bill Roberts <william.c.roberts@intel.com>
-Juergen Repp <juergen_repp@web.de>
diff --git a/MAINTAINERS.md b/MAINTAINERS.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6c49c20f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MAINTAINERS.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+|email|PGP Fingerprint|
+| ------------- | ------------- |
+| Andreas Fuchs <andreas.fuchs@infineon.com>| [D533275B0123D0A679F51FF48F4F9A45D7FFEE74](htps://keys.openpgp.org/vks/v1/by-fingerprint/D533275B0123D0A679F51FF48F4F9A45D7FFEE74)|
+| Bill Roberts <william.c.roberts@intel.com>| [5b482b8e3e19da7c978e1d016de2e9078e1f50c1](https://keys.openpgp.org/vks/v1/by-fingerprint/5B482B8E3E19DA7C978E1D016DE2E9078E1F50C1)|
+| Juergen Repp <juergen_repp@web.de>| [7A8F470DA9C8B2CACED1DBAAF1B152D9441A2563](https://keys.openpgp.org/vks/v1/by-fingerprint/7A8F470DA9C8B2CACED1DBAAF1B152D9441A2563)|
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index e556af01f..1028c841a 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST += \
     CONTRIBUTING.md \
     INSTALL.md \
     LICENSE \
-    MAINTAINERS \
+    MAINTAINERS.md \
     README.md \
     RELEASE.md \
     VERSION