diff --git a/layouts/partials/submitted.html b/layouts/partials/submitted.html
index c8abacb..5ea47af 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/submitted.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/submitted.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 <p class="submitted">
-{{ with $.Param "author" }}<span class="author">{{ . }}</span> – {{ end -}}
+{{ with $.Param "author" }}<span class="author" itemprop="author">{{ . }}</span> – {{ end -}}
 <time class="modified-date" datetime="{{ .Lastmod.Format "2006-01-02T15:04:05Z07:00" }}">{{ .Lastmod.Format ($.Param "dateformat" | default "2 January, 2006") }}</time>
 </p>