The Contributor Role Taxonomy (CRediT) system was introduced in 2014 to clarify the roles of each author of a research paper (L. Allen et al. Nature 508, 312–313; 2014). Your Comment, written by authors who had a central role in developing and promoting CRediT, argues that the types of contribution should be updated and extended (L. Allen et al. Nature 648, 33–34; 2025). We agree that CRediT has improved transparency around authorship, which was its aim. Access Nature and 54 other Nature Portfolio journals Get Nature+, our best-value online-access subscription $32.99 / 30 days cancel any time Subscribe to this journal Receive 51 print issues and online access $199.00 per year only $3.90 per issue Rent or buy this article Prices vary by article type from$1.95 to$39.95 Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout Nature 650, 1070 (2026) doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-026-00591-z The author declares no competing interests.…