diff --git a/CITATION.cff b/CITATION.cff
index fdda7107e4463b5558b3fc57d6ab6db83f1c396b..18c9585e63214667d17aaf94c378f2b9ea98d8ae 100644
--- a/CITATION.cff
+++ b/CITATION.cff
@@ -11,34 +11,27 @@ authors:
     email: jan.bernoth@uni-potsdam.de
     affiliation: University of Potsdam
     orcid: 'https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4127-0053'
-    role: main-author
+  - given-names: Lewin
+    family-names: Kästner
+    email: lewin.kaestner@uni-potsdam.de
+    affiliation: University of Potsdam
   - given-names: Martin
     family-names: Schwenke
     email: martin.schwenke@uni-potsdam.de
     affiliation: University of Potsdam
-    role: administrator
-  - given-names: Jessica
-    family-names: Scharrenberg
-    email: jessica.scharrenberg@uni-potsdam.de
-    affiliation: University of Potsdam
-    role: engineer
   - given-names: Lovis
     family-names: Trüstedt
     email: paul.truestedt@uni-potsdam.de
     affiliation: University of Potsdam
-    role: engineer
   - given-names: Finn
     family-names: Ziehe
     email: finnziehe@uni-potsdam.de
     affiliation: University of Potsdam
-    role: administrator
-  - given-names: Lewin
-    family-names: Kästner
-    email: lewin.kaestner@uni-potsdam.de
+  - given-names: Jessica
+    family-names: Scharrenberg
+    email: jessica.scharrenberg@uni-potsdam.de
     affiliation: University of Potsdam
-    role: engineer
   - given-names: Ulrike
     family-names: Lucke
     email: Ulrike.Lucke@uni-potsdam.de
     affiliation: University of Potsdam
-    role: manager