diff --git a/net-dns/c-ares/metadata.xml b/net-dns/c-ares/metadata.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE pkgmetadata SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/metadata.dtd">
+<pkgmetadata>
+<herd>no-herd</herd>
+<maintainer>
+  <email>dragonheart@gentoo.org</email>
+    <name>Daniel Black</name>
+    <description>A user ebuild that I felt obliged to include. Please take over if you want 
+it</description>
+</maintainer>
+<longdescription></longdescription>
+</pkgmetadata>