diff --git a/Misc/maintainers.rst b/Misc/maintainers.rst
index c4d7e5c9e8b..a8331fafe3f 100644
--- a/Misc/maintainers.rst
+++ b/Misc/maintainers.rst
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ _dummy_thread       brett.cannon
 _thread
 abc
 aifc                r.david.murray
+argparse            bethard
 array
 ast
 asynchat            josiahcarlson