diff --git a/_data/team.yml b/_data/team.yml
index 8c15a58bf..1e485a7d7 100644
--- a/_data/team.yml
+++ b/_data/team.yml
@@ -237,6 +237,9 @@ people:
   matthieu-m:
     name: Matthieu M.
     irc: matthieum
+  rpjohnst:
+    name: Russell Johnston
+    irc: Rusky
 
 # Information about each team. Omit `lead` for teams without leaders.
 #
@@ -248,11 +251,11 @@ teams:
     members: [nrc, alexcrichton, aidanhs, wycats, steveklabnik, nikomatsakis, carols10cents, Mark-Simulacrum, aturon, ashleygwilliams]
   - name: Language team
     responsibility: "designing new language features"
-    members: [cramertj, withoutboats, eddyb, nrc, pnkfelix, nikomatsakis, aturon]
+    members: [cramertj, withoutboats, eddyb, nrc, pnkfelix, nikomatsakis, aturon, joshtriplett, scottmcm]
     lead: nikomatsakis
   - name: Language team shepherds
     responsibility: "helping guide language RFCs to completion, assisting the language team with its work"
-    members: [solson, joshtriplett, whitequark, scottmcm]
+    members: [solson, whitequark, Centril, rpjohnst]
   - name: Library team
     responsibility: "the Rust standard library, rust-lang crates, conventions, and ecosystem support"
     members: [alexcrichton, sfackler, BurntSushi, Kimundi, SimonSapin, dtolnay, aturon, KodrAus, withoutboats]