diff --git a/.all-contributorsrc b/.all-contributorsrc
index dac009575..ae64dca5f 100644
--- a/.all-contributorsrc
+++ b/.all-contributorsrc
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     "README.md"
   ],
   "imageSize": 100,
-  "commit": false,
+  "commit": true,
   "commitType": "docs",
   "commitConvention": "angular",
   "contributors": [
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@
       "profile": "http://www.gfdl.noaa.gov/john-krasting-homepage",
       "contributions": [
         "review"
+      "login": "aradhakrishnanGFDL",
+      "name": "Aparna Radhakrishnan",
+      "avatar_url": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/26334954?v=4",
+      "profile": "https://github.com/aradhakrishnanGFDL",
+      "contributions": [
+        "ideas"
       ]
     }
   ],
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c834ab7e4..7f7216a5c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -297,6 +297,7 @@ Thanks goes to these wonderful people ([emoji key](https://allcontributors.org/d
   <tbody>
     <tr>
       <td align="center" valign="top" width="14.28%"><a href="http://www.gfdl.noaa.gov/john-krasting-homepage"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6594675?v=4?s=100" width="100px;" alt="John Krasting"/><br /><sub><b>John Krasting</b></sub></a><br /><a href="https://github.com/NOAA-GFDL/MDTF-diagnostics/pulls?q=is%3Apr+reviewed-by%3Ajkrasting" title="Reviewed Pull Requests">👀</a></td>
+      <td align="center" valign="top" width="14.28%"><a href="https://github.com/aradhakrishnanGFDL"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/26334954?v=4?s=100" width="100px;" alt="Aparna Radhakrishnan"/><br /><sub><b>Aparna Radhakrishnan</b></sub></a><br /><a href="#ideas-aradhakrishnanGFDL" title="Ideas, Planning, & Feedback">🤔</a></td>
     </tr>
   </tbody>
 </table>
@@ -306,4 +307,4 @@ Thanks goes to these wonderful people ([emoji key](https://allcontributors.org/d
 
 <!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-LIST:END -->
 
-This project follows the [all-contributors](https://github.com/all-contributors/all-contributors) specification. Contributions of any kind welcome!
\ No newline at end of file
+This project follows the [all-contributors](https://github.com/all-contributors/all-contributors) specification. Contributions of any kind welcome!