diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/inventory/auto.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/inventory/auto.py
index 62502c36ce..4566e4403c 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/inventory/auto.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/inventory/auto.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ __metaclass__ = type
 DOCUMENTATION = '''
     name: auto
     plugin_type: inventory
-    authors:
+    author:
       - Matt Davis <@nitzmahone>
     short_description: Loads and executes an inventory plugin specified in a YAML config
     description:
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/inventory/k8s.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/inventory/k8s.py
index b24dcbe0d0..d6fcc1e592 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/inventory/k8s.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/inventory/k8s.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ __metaclass__ = type
 DOCUMENTATION = '''
     name: k8s
     plugin_type: inventory
-    authors:
+    author:
       - Chris Houseknecht <@chouseknecht>
       - Fabian von Feilitzsch <@fabianvf>
 
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/inventory/openshift.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/inventory/openshift.py
index 7dd6396688..97e3053f1d 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/inventory/openshift.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/inventory/openshift.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ __metaclass__ = type
 DOCUMENTATION = '''
     name: openshift
     plugin_type: inventory
-    authors:
+    author:
       - Chris Houseknecht <@chouseknecht>
 
     short_description: OpenShift inventory source
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/inventory/openstack.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/inventory/openstack.py
index 027bf1dd94..b2ad6c2ebd 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/inventory/openstack.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/inventory/openstack.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ __metaclass__ = type
 DOCUMENTATION = '''
     name: openstack
     plugin_type: inventory
-    authors:
+    author:
       - Marco Vito Moscaritolo <marco@agavee.com>
       - Jesse Keating <jesse.keating@rackspace.com>
     short_description: OpenStack inventory source
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/inventory/scaleway.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/inventory/scaleway.py
index fb08f23b68..17670dd2ea 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/inventory/scaleway.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/inventory/scaleway.py
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ __metaclass__ = type
 DOCUMENTATION = '''
     name: scaleway
     plugin_type: inventory
-    authors:
-      - Remy Leone <rleone@online.net>
+    author:
+      - Remy Leone (@sieben)
     short_description: Scaleway inventory source
     description:
         - Get inventory hosts from Scaleway