diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS.rst b/CONTRIBUTORS.rst
index 69d05fa8a..823bed247 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS.rst
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS.rst
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
 - Pacu2 (@Pacu2)
 - Patrick Jordan (@PatrickJordanCongenica)
 - Paul Ivanov (@ivanov)
+- Peter Gessler (@gesslerpd)
 - Philipp A. (@flying-sheep)
 - Rishi Kumar Ray (@RishiKumarRay)
 - Roberto Polli (@ioggstream)
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 60a72f477..d167a9b0a 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -1591,6 +1591,17 @@ Thanks goes to these wonderful people (`emoji key`_):
          <a href="https://github.com/akaihola/darker/issues?q=author%3Aivanov" title="Bug reports">🐛</a>
          <a href="https://github.com/akaihola/darker/pulls?q=is%3Apr+reviewed-by%3Aivanov" title="Reviewed Pull Requests">👀</a>
        </td>
+       <td align="center">
+         <a href="https://github.com/gesslerpd">
+           <img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/11217948?v=3" width="100px;" alt="@gesslerpd" />
+           <br />
+           <sub>
+             <b>Peter Gessler</b>
+           </sub>
+         </a>
+         <br />
+         <a href="https://github.com/akaihola/darker/issues?q=author%3Agesslerpd" title="Bug reports">🐛</a>
+       </td>
        <td align="center">
          <a href="https://github.com/flying-sheep">
            <img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/291575?v=3" width="100px;" alt="@flying-sheep" />
@@ -1613,6 +1624,8 @@ Thanks goes to these wonderful people (`emoji key`_):
          <br />
          <a href="https://github.com/akaihola/darker/search?q=RishiKumarRay" title="Bug reports">🐛</a>
        </td>
+     </tr>
+     <tr>
        <td align="center">
          <a href="https://github.com/ioggstream">
            <img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1140844?v=3" width="100px;" alt="@ioggstream" />
@@ -1624,8 +1637,6 @@ Thanks goes to these wonderful people (`emoji key`_):
          <br />
          <a href="https://github.com/akaihola/darker/search?q=commenter%3Aioggstream&type=issues" title="Bug reports">🐛</a>
        </td>
-     </tr>
-     <tr>
        <td align="center">
          <a href="https://github.com/roniemartinez">
            <img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2573537?v=3" width="100px;" alt="@roniemartinez" />
@@ -1681,6 +1692,8 @@ Thanks goes to these wonderful people (`emoji key`_):
          <br />
          <a href="https://github.com/akaihola/darker/search?q=commenter%3Asimgunz&type=issues" title="Reviewed Pull Requests">👀</a>
        </td>
+     </tr>
+     <tr>
        <td align="center">
          <a href="https://github.com/soxofaan">
            <img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/44946?v=3" width="100px;" alt="@soxofaan" />
@@ -1692,8 +1705,6 @@ Thanks goes to these wonderful people (`emoji key`_):
          <br />
          <a href="https://github.com/akaihola/darker/pulls?q=is%3Apr+author%3Asoxofaan" title="Documentation">📖</a>
        </td>
-     </tr>
-     <tr>
        <td align="center">
          <a href="https://github.com/strzonnek">
            <img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/80001458?v=3" width="100px;" alt="@strzonnek" />
@@ -1748,6 +1759,8 @@ Thanks goes to these wonderful people (`emoji key`_):
          </a>
          <br />
        </td>
+     </tr>
+     <tr>
        <td align="center">
          <a href="https://github.com/tgross35">
            <img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/13724985?v=3" width="100px;" alt="@tgross35" />
@@ -1759,8 +1772,6 @@ Thanks goes to these wonderful people (`emoji key`_):
          <br />
          <a href="https://github.com/akaihola/darker/issues?q=author%3Atgross35" title="Bug reports">🐛</a>
        </td>
-     </tr>
-     <tr>
        <td align="center">
          <a href="https://github.com/victorcui96">
            <img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/14048976?v=3" width="100px;" alt="@victorcui96" />
@@ -1818,6 +1829,8 @@ Thanks goes to these wonderful people (`emoji key`_):
          <br />
          <a href="https://github.com/akaihola/darker/issues?q=author%3Awpnbos" title="Bug reports">🐛</a>
        </td>
+     </tr>
+     <tr>
        <td align="center">
          <a href="https://github.com/zachnorton4C">
            <img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/49661202?v=3" width="100px;" alt="@zachnorton4C" />
@@ -1829,8 +1842,6 @@ Thanks goes to these wonderful people (`emoji key`_):
          <br />
          <a href="https://github.com/akaihola/darker/issues?q=author%3Azachnorton4C" title="Bug reports">🐛</a>
        </td>
-     </tr>
-     <tr>
        <td align="center">
          <a href="https://github.com/deadkex">
            <img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/59506422?v=3" width="100px;" alt="@deadkex" />
@@ -1887,6 +1898,8 @@ Thanks goes to these wonderful people (`emoji key`_):
          <a href="https://github.com/conda-forge/staged-recipes/search?q=darker&type=issues&author=martinRenou" title="Code">💻</a>
          <a href="https://github.com/akaihola/darker/pulls?q=is%3Apr+reviewed-by%3AmartinRenou" title="Reviewed Pull Requests">👀</a>
        </td>
+     </tr>
+     <tr>
        <td align="center">
          <a href="https://github.com/mayk0gan">
            <img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/96263702?v=3" width="100px;" alt="@mayk0gan" />
@@ -1898,8 +1911,6 @@ Thanks goes to these wonderful people (`emoji key`_):
          <br />
          <a href="https://github.com/akaihola/darker/issues?q=author%3Amayk0gan" title="Bug reports">🐛</a>
        </td>
-     </tr>
-     <tr>
        <td align="center">
          <a href="https://github.com/okuuva">
            <img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2804020?v=3" width="100px;" alt="@okuuva" />
diff --git a/contributors.yaml b/contributors.yaml
index 5bb3e2efb..a8a9a9e64 100644
--- a/contributors.yaml
+++ b/contributors.yaml
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ foxwhite25:
   - {link_type: search, type: Bug reports}
 gdiscry:
   - {link_type: pulls-author, type: Code}
+gesslerpd:
+  - {link_type: issues, type: Bug reports}
 guettli:
   - {link_type: issues, type: Bug reports}
 hauntsaninja: