diff --git a/maintainers/maintainer-list.nix b/maintainers/maintainer-list.nix
index cc3c6b2a221..ee019a1e73f 100644
--- a/maintainers/maintainer-list.nix
+++ b/maintainers/maintainer-list.nix
@@ -26,6 +26,13 @@
 
     `handle == github` is strongly preferred whenever `github` is an acceptable attribute name and is short and convenient.
 
+    If `github` begins with a numeral, `handle` should be prefixed with an underscore.
+    ```nix
+    _1example = {
+      github = "1example";
+    };
+    ```
+
     Add PGP/GPG keys only if you actually use them to sign commits and/or mail.
 
     To get the required PGP/GPG values for a key run
@@ -41,7 +48,7 @@
     See `./scripts/check-maintainer-github-handles.sh` for an example on how to work with this data.
 */
 {
-  "0x4A6F" = {
+  _0x4A6F = {
     email = "mail-maintainer@0x4A6F.dev";
     name = "Joachim Ernst";
     github = "0x4A6F";
@@ -51,7 +58,7 @@
       fingerprint = "F466 A548 AD3F C1F1 8C88  4576 8702 7528 B006 D66D";
     }];
   };
-  "1000101" = {
+  _1000101 = {
     email = "b1000101@pm.me";
     github = "1000101";
     githubId = 791309;
@@ -1884,7 +1891,7 @@
     githubId = 4971975;
     name = "Janne Heß";
   };
-  "dasj19" = {
+  dasj19 = {
     email = "daniel@serbanescu.dk";
     github = "dasj19";
     githubId = 7589338;
@@ -8198,7 +8205,7 @@
     githubId = 8547242;
     name = "Stefan Rohrbacher";
   };
-  "thelegy" = {
+  thelegy = {
     email = "mail+nixos@0jb.de";
     github = "thelegy";
     githubId = 3105057;
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/networking/bitcoind.nix b/nixos/modules/services/networking/bitcoind.nix
index ba9281cf6f0..bc9aa53f49a 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/networking/bitcoind.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/networking/bitcoind.nix
@@ -256,6 +256,6 @@ in
 
   };
 
-  meta.maintainers = with maintainers; [ maintainers."1000101" ];
+  meta.maintainers = with maintainers; [ _1000101 ];
 
 }
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/networking/blockbook-frontend.nix b/nixos/modules/services/networking/blockbook-frontend.nix
index f289683cef0..dde24522756 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/networking/blockbook-frontend.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/networking/blockbook-frontend.nix
@@ -270,6 +270,6 @@ in
       nameValuePair "${cfg.group}" { })) eachBlockbook;
   };
 
-  meta.maintainers = with maintainers; [ maintainers."1000101" ];
+  meta.maintainers = with maintainers; [ _1000101 ];
 
 }
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/networking/trickster.nix b/nixos/modules/services/networking/trickster.nix
index bcf5a04ae5f..49c945adb80 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/networking/trickster.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/networking/trickster.nix
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ in
     };
   };
 
-  meta.maintainers = with maintainers; [ maintainers."1000101" ];
+  meta.maintainers = with maintainers; [ _1000101 ];
 
 }
-
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/networking/xandikos.nix b/nixos/modules/services/networking/xandikos.nix
index f1882261656..3c40bb956f5 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/networking/xandikos.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/networking/xandikos.nix
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ in
   config = mkIf cfg.enable (
     mkMerge [
       {
-        meta.maintainers = [ lib.maintainers."0x4A6F" ];
+        meta.maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ _0x4A6F ];
 
         systemd.services.xandikos = {
           description = "A Simple Calendar and Contact Server";
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/dokuwiki.nix b/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/dokuwiki.nix
index 7aaa832a602..d9ebb3a9880 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/dokuwiki.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/dokuwiki.nix
@@ -383,6 +383,6 @@ in
     };
   };
 
-  meta.maintainers = with maintainers; [ maintainers."1000101" ];
+  meta.maintainers = with maintainers; [ _1000101 ];
 
 }
diff --git a/nixos/tests/bitcoind.nix b/nixos/tests/bitcoind.nix
index 95c6a5b91bc..09f3e4a6ec0 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/bitcoind.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/bitcoind.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import ./make-test-python.nix ({ pkgs, ... }: {
   name = "bitcoind";
   meta = with pkgs.stdenv.lib; {
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ maintainers."1000101" ];
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ _1000101 ];
   };
 
   machine = { ... }: {
diff --git a/nixos/tests/blockbook-frontend.nix b/nixos/tests/blockbook-frontend.nix
index 5fbfc6c30c1..742a02999e7 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/blockbook-frontend.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/blockbook-frontend.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import ./make-test-python.nix ({ pkgs, ... }: {
   name = "blockbook-frontend";
   meta = with pkgs.stdenv.lib; {
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ maintainers."1000101" ];
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ _1000101 ];
   };
 
   machine = { ... }: {
diff --git a/nixos/tests/dokuwiki.nix b/nixos/tests/dokuwiki.nix
index 6afb6dcfda3..58069366ca3 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/dokuwiki.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/dokuwiki.nix
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ let
 in {
   name = "dokuwiki";
   meta = with pkgs.stdenv.lib; {
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ maintainers."1000101" ];
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ _1000101 ];
   };
   machine = { ... }: {
     services.dokuwiki."site1.local" = {
diff --git a/nixos/tests/trezord.nix b/nixos/tests/trezord.nix
index 67646496ff9..b7b3dd31942 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/trezord.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/trezord.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import ./make-test-python.nix ({ pkgs, ... }: {
   name = "trezord";
   meta = with pkgs.stdenv.lib; {
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ mmahut maintainers."1000101" ];
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ mmahut _1000101 ];
   };
   nodes = {
     machine = { ... }: {
diff --git a/nixos/tests/trickster.nix b/nixos/tests/trickster.nix
index c65160f81e3..713ac8f0b2f 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/trickster.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/trickster.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import ./make-test-python.nix ({ pkgs, ... }: {
   name = "trickster";
   meta = with pkgs.stdenv.lib; {
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ maintainers."1000101" ];
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ _1000101 ];
   };
 
   nodes = {
diff --git a/nixos/tests/xandikos.nix b/nixos/tests/xandikos.nix
index 886c3e0082f..48c770a3d16 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/xandikos.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/xandikos.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import ./make-test-python.nix (
     {
       name = "xandikos";
 
-      meta.maintainers = [ lib.maintainers."0x4A6F" ];
+      meta.maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ _0x4A6F ];
 
       nodes = {
         xandikos_client = {};
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/pdfsam-basic/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/pdfsam-basic/default.nix
index 22add00c84d..a6dd86393ff 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/pdfsam-basic/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/pdfsam-basic/default.nix
@@ -44,6 +44,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       description = "Multi-platform software designed to extract pages, split, merge, mix and rotate PDF files";
       license = licenses.agpl3;
       platforms = platforms.all;
-      maintainers = with maintainers; [ maintainers."1000101" ];
+      maintainers = with maintainers; [ _1000101 ];
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/meli/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/meli/default.nix
index 2205c155575..1a6ae282a8d 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/meli/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/meli/default.nix
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
     description = "Experimental terminal mail client aiming for configurability and extensibility with sane defaults";
     homepage = "https://meli.delivery";
     license = licenses.gpl3;
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ maintainers."0x4A6F" matthiasbeyer erictapen ];
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ _0x4A6F matthiasbeyer erictapen ];
     platforms = platforms.linux;
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/qubes/qubes-core-vchan-xen/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/qubes/qubes-core-vchan-xen/default.nix
index ecb9403be36..ce9e4b5d881 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/qubes/qubes-core-vchan-xen/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/qubes/qubes-core-vchan-xen/default.nix
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     description = "Libraries required for the higher-level Qubes daemons and tools";
     homepage = "https://qubes-os.org";
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
-    maintainers = [ maintainers."0x4A6F" ];
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ _0x4A6F ];
     platforms = platforms.linux;
   };
 }
-
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/cwm/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/cwm/default.nix
index 27aacd78e9f..18baefdbf3e 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/cwm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/cwm/default.nix
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "A lightweight and efficient window manager for X11";
     homepage    = "https://github.com/leahneukirchen/cwm";
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ maintainers."0x4A6F" mkf ];
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ _0x4A6F mkf ];
     license     = licenses.isc;
     platforms   = platforms.linux;
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/shamir-mnemonic/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/shamir-mnemonic/default.nix
index 099c89803ab..2225466658d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/shamir-mnemonic/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/shamir-mnemonic/default.nix
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     description = "Reference implementation of SLIP-0039";
     homepage = "https://github.com/trezor/python-shamir-mnemonic";
     license = licenses.mit;
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ maintainers."1000101" ];
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ _1000101 ];
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/trezor/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/trezor/default.nix
index 37d1043f215..3d1bb053cd4 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/trezor/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/trezor/default.nix
@@ -55,6 +55,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     description = "Python library for communicating with TREZOR Bitcoin Hardware Wallet";
     homepage = "https://github.com/trezor/trezor-firmware/tree/master/python";
     license = licenses.gpl3;
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ np prusnak mmahut maintainers."1000101" ];
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ np prusnak mmahut _1000101 ];
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/web/shopify-themekit/default.nix b/pkgs/development/web/shopify-themekit/default.nix
index 32f688895b8..a50140c1532 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/web/shopify-themekit/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/web/shopify-themekit/default.nix
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@ buildGoPackage rec {
     description = "A command line tool for shopify themes";
     homepage = "https://shopify.github.io/themekit/";
     license = licenses.mit;
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ maintainers."1000101" ];
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ _1000101 ];
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/games/eidolon/default.nix b/pkgs/games/eidolon/default.nix
index 5461304d334..e982c95c4d6 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/eidolon/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/eidolon/default.nix
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
     description = "A single TUI-based registry for drm-free, wine and steam games on linux, accessed through a rofi launch menu";
     homepage = "https://github.com/nicohman/eidolon";
     license = licenses.gpl3;
-    maintainers = [ maintainers."0x4A6F" ];
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ _0x4A6F ];
     platforms = platforms.linux;
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/games/ninvaders/default.nix b/pkgs/games/ninvaders/default.nix
index 009cb1e548f..26462c1eef5 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/ninvaders/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/ninvaders/default.nix
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     description = "Space Invaders clone based on ncurses";
     homepage = "http://ninvaders.sourceforge.net/";
     license = licenses.gpl2;
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ maintainers."1000101" ];
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ _1000101 ];
     platforms = platforms.all;
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/gobi_loader/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/gobi_loader/default.nix
index b79f8af6f8e..b8735354c2c 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/gobi_loader/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/gobi_loader/default.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     description = "Firmware loader for Qualcomm Gobi USB chipsets";
     homepage = "https://www.codon.org.uk/~mjg59/gobi_loader/";
     license = with licenses; [ gpl2 ];
-    maintainers = [ maintainers."0x4A6F" ];
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ _0x4A6F ];
     platforms = platforms.linux;
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/blockbook/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/blockbook/default.nix
index 3edb6824a3d..5a411126991 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/blockbook/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/blockbook/default.nix
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
     description = "Trezor address/account balance backend";
     homepage = "https://github.com/trezor/blockbook";
     license = licenses.agpl3;
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ mmahut maintainers."1000101" ];
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ mmahut _1000101 ];
     platforms = platforms.unix;
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/monitoring/prometheus/apcupsd-exporter.nix b/pkgs/servers/monitoring/prometheus/apcupsd-exporter.nix
index d18b5e2e373..33f93cd130d 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/monitoring/prometheus/apcupsd-exporter.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/monitoring/prometheus/apcupsd-exporter.nix
@@ -21,6 +21,6 @@ buildGoModule rec {
     description = "Provides a Prometheus exporter for the apcupsd Network Information Server (NIS)";
     homepage = "https://github.com/mdlayher/apcupsd_exporter";
     license = licenses.mit;
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ maintainers."1000101" mdlayher ];
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ _1000101 mdlayher ];
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/monitoring/prometheus/process-exporter.nix b/pkgs/servers/monitoring/prometheus/process-exporter.nix
index a29ab649633..b9cbfd8d63e 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/monitoring/prometheus/process-exporter.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/monitoring/prometheus/process-exporter.nix
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ buildGoPackage rec {
     description = "Prometheus exporter that mines /proc to report on selected processes";
     homepage = "https://github.com/ncabatoff/process-exporter";
     license = licenses.mit;
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ maintainers."1000101" ];
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ _1000101 ];
     platforms = platforms.linux;
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/monitoring/timescale-prometheus/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/monitoring/timescale-prometheus/default.nix
index 7a50fb3b047..3af28b56dbf 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/monitoring/timescale-prometheus/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/monitoring/timescale-prometheus/default.nix
@@ -23,6 +23,6 @@ buildGoModule rec {
     homepage = "https://github.com/timescale/timescale-prometheus";
     license = licenses.asl20;
     platforms = platforms.unix;
-    maintainers = [ maintainers."0x4A6F" ];
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ _0x4A6F ];
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/routinator/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/routinator/default.nix
index 1174d0802ae..6e57ebd42da 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/routinator/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/routinator/default.nix
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
     description = "An RPKI Validator written in Rust";
     homepage = "https://github.com/NLnetLabs/routinator";
     license = licenses.bsd3;
-    maintainers = [ maintainers."0x4A6F" ];
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ _0x4A6F ];
     platforms = platforms.linux;
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/tacacsplus/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/tacacsplus/default.nix
index 400298d15d5..5010838cbe0 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/tacacsplus/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/tacacsplus/default.nix
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     description = "A protocol for authentication, authorization and accounting (AAA) services for routers and network devices";
     homepage = "http://www.shrubbery.net/tac_plus/";
     license = licenses.free;
-    maintainers = [ maintainers."0x4A6F" ];
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ _0x4A6F ];
     platforms = with platforms; linux;
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/trezord/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/trezord/default.nix
index 7bdee09fca3..a59f74873dc 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/trezord/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/trezord/default.nix
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ buildGoPackage rec {
     description = "TREZOR Communication Daemon aka TREZOR Bridge";
     homepage = "https://trezor.io";
     license = licenses.lgpl3;
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ canndrew jb55 prusnak mmahut maintainers."1000101" ];
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ canndrew jb55 prusnak mmahut _1000101 ];
     platforms = platforms.unix;
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/trickster/trickster.nix b/pkgs/servers/trickster/trickster.nix
index 15adcb069e7..cb8c87aa611 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/trickster/trickster.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/trickster/trickster.nix
@@ -21,6 +21,6 @@ buildGoPackage rec {
     description = "Reverse proxy cache for the Prometheus HTTP APIv1";
     homepage = "https://github.com/Comcast/trickster";
     license = licenses.asl20;
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ maintainers."1000101" ];
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ _1000101 ];
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/web-apps/dokuwiki/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/web-apps/dokuwiki/default.nix
index 0374b747825..8177e1d2226 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/web-apps/dokuwiki/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/web-apps/dokuwiki/default.nix
@@ -50,6 +50,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     license = licenses.gpl2;
     homepage = "https://www.dokuwiki.org";
     platforms = platforms.all;
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ maintainers."1000101" ];
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ _1000101 ];
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/xandikos/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/xandikos/default.nix
index 9bb4ebc8677..6bd3ebc4232 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/xandikos/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/xandikos/default.nix
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
     description = "Lightweight CalDAV/CardDAV server";
     homepage = "https://github.com/jelmer/xandikos";
     license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
-    maintainers = [ maintainers."0x4A6F" ];
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ _0x4A6F ];
   };
 }
-
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/pmacct/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/pmacct/default.nix
index 40199263755..ffecbfcaf42 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/pmacct/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/pmacct/default.nix
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     '';
     homepage = "http://www.pmacct.net/";
     license = licenses.gpl2;
-    maintainers = [ maintainers."0x4A6F" ];
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ _0x4A6F ];
     platforms = platforms.unix;
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/tayga/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/tayga/default.nix
index 866d680a02d..1cecf2d634d 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/tayga/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/tayga/default.nix
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     '';
     homepage = "http://www.litech.org/tayga";
     license = licenses.gpl2;
-    maintainers = [ maintainers."0x4A6F" ];
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ _0x4A6F ];
     platforms = platforms.linux;
   };
 }