diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/setup.py b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/setup.py
index 8a7a51b54..a8e0da6a0 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/setup.py
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/setup.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ version = {{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}.__version__
 setup(
     name='{{ cookiecutter.project_name }}',
     version=version,
-    author='{{ cookiecutter.full_name }}',
+    author="{{ cookiecutter.full_name }}",
     author_email='{{ cookiecutter.email }}',
     packages=[
         '{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}',