diff --git a/examples/cargo-example-derive.rs b/examples/cargo-example-derive.rs
index dfdd799fc19..f9105ea2f81 100644
--- a/examples/cargo-example-derive.rs
+++ b/examples/cargo-example-derive.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ enum CargoCli {
 }
 
 #[derive(clap::Args)]
-#[command(author, version, about, long_about = None)]
+#[command(version, about, long_about = None)]
 struct ExampleDeriveArgs {
     #[arg(long)]
     manifest_path: Option<std::path::PathBuf>,
diff --git a/examples/demo.rs b/examples/demo.rs
index 8e4304a2e60..11430aa19b2 100644
--- a/examples/demo.rs
+++ b/examples/demo.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use clap::Parser;
 
 /// Simple program to greet a person
 #[derive(Parser, Debug)]
-#[command(author, version, about, long_about = None)]
+#[command(version, about, long_about = None)]
 struct Args {
     /// Name of the person to greet
     #[arg(short, long)]
diff --git a/examples/escaped-positional-derive.rs b/examples/escaped-positional-derive.rs
index 719b3d6c214..decffab9c8e 100644
--- a/examples/escaped-positional-derive.rs
+++ b/examples/escaped-positional-derive.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use clap::Parser;
 
 #[derive(Parser)] // requires `derive` feature
-#[command(author, version, about, long_about = None)]
+#[command(version, about, long_about = None)]
 struct Cli {
     #[arg(short = 'f')]
     eff: bool,
diff --git a/examples/pacman.rs b/examples/pacman.rs
index 7ab30db953f..07c14013b02 100644
--- a/examples/pacman.rs
+++ b/examples/pacman.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ fn main() {
         .version("5.2.1")
         .subcommand_required(true)
         .arg_required_else_help(true)
-        .author("Pacman Development Team")
         // Query subcommand
         //
         // Only a few of its arguments are implemented below.
diff --git a/examples/tutorial_builder/02_apps.rs b/examples/tutorial_builder/02_apps.rs
index 7d98e6cfe4c..b085e0edc21 100644
--- a/examples/tutorial_builder/02_apps.rs
+++ b/examples/tutorial_builder/02_apps.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ use clap::{arg, Command};
 fn main() {
     let matches = Command::new("MyApp")
         .version("1.0")
-        .author("Kevin K. <kbknapp@gmail.com>")
         .about("Does awesome things")
         .arg(arg!(--two <VALUE>).required(true))
         .arg(arg!(--one <VALUE>).required(true))
diff --git a/examples/tutorial_derive/01_quick.rs b/examples/tutorial_derive/01_quick.rs
index 0edcd251f97..ba68efa70db 100644
--- a/examples/tutorial_derive/01_quick.rs
+++ b/examples/tutorial_derive/01_quick.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use std::path::PathBuf;
 use clap::{Parser, Subcommand};
 
 #[derive(Parser)]
-#[command(author, version, about, long_about = None)]
+#[command(version, about, long_about = None)]
 struct Cli {
     /// Optional name to operate on
     name: Option<String>,
diff --git a/examples/tutorial_derive/02_app_settings.rs b/examples/tutorial_derive/02_app_settings.rs
index abea13d19fc..bc416246761 100644
--- a/examples/tutorial_derive/02_app_settings.rs
+++ b/examples/tutorial_derive/02_app_settings.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use clap::Parser;
 
 #[derive(Parser)]
-#[command(author, version, about, long_about = None)]
+#[command(version, about, long_about = None)]
 #[command(next_line_help = true)]
 struct Cli {
     #[arg(long)]
diff --git a/examples/tutorial_derive/02_apps.rs b/examples/tutorial_derive/02_apps.rs
index 75455efceeb..52aae9e83e2 100644
--- a/examples/tutorial_derive/02_apps.rs
+++ b/examples/tutorial_derive/02_apps.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ use clap::Parser;
 
 #[derive(Parser)]
 #[command(name = "MyApp")]
-#[command(author = "Kevin K. <kbknapp@gmail.com>")]
 #[command(version = "1.0")]
 #[command(about = "Does awesome things", long_about = None)]
 struct Cli {
diff --git a/examples/tutorial_derive/02_crate.rs b/examples/tutorial_derive/02_crate.rs
index 33a7a4ee0fb..5dec591fe03 100644
--- a/examples/tutorial_derive/02_crate.rs
+++ b/examples/tutorial_derive/02_crate.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use clap::Parser;
 
 #[derive(Parser)]
-#[command(author, version, about, long_about = None)] // Read from `Cargo.toml`
+#[command(version, about, long_about = None)] // Read from `Cargo.toml`
 struct Cli {
     #[arg(long)]
     two: String,
diff --git a/examples/tutorial_derive/03_01_flag_bool.rs b/examples/tutorial_derive/03_01_flag_bool.rs
index 4f68fc834a4..067ae9e2d74 100644
--- a/examples/tutorial_derive/03_01_flag_bool.rs
+++ b/examples/tutorial_derive/03_01_flag_bool.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use clap::Parser;
 
 #[derive(Parser)]
-#[command(author, version, about, long_about = None)]
+#[command(version, about, long_about = None)]
 struct Cli {
     #[arg(short, long)]
     verbose: bool,
diff --git a/examples/tutorial_derive/03_01_flag_count.rs b/examples/tutorial_derive/03_01_flag_count.rs
index 2b8a453ed24..769342b123e 100644
--- a/examples/tutorial_derive/03_01_flag_count.rs
+++ b/examples/tutorial_derive/03_01_flag_count.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use clap::Parser;
 
 #[derive(Parser)]
-#[command(author, version, about, long_about = None)]
+#[command(version, about, long_about = None)]
 struct Cli {
     #[arg(short, long, action = clap::ArgAction::Count)]
     verbose: u8,
diff --git a/examples/tutorial_derive/03_02_option.rs b/examples/tutorial_derive/03_02_option.rs
index aad8ef10b2c..5fad3950ef4 100644
--- a/examples/tutorial_derive/03_02_option.rs
+++ b/examples/tutorial_derive/03_02_option.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use clap::Parser;
 
 #[derive(Parser)]
-#[command(author, version, about, long_about = None)]
+#[command(version, about, long_about = None)]
 struct Cli {
     #[arg(short, long)]
     name: Option<String>,
diff --git a/examples/tutorial_derive/03_02_option_mult.rs b/examples/tutorial_derive/03_02_option_mult.rs
index 1caa440aaa7..6e928f28326 100644
--- a/examples/tutorial_derive/03_02_option_mult.rs
+++ b/examples/tutorial_derive/03_02_option_mult.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use clap::Parser;
 
 #[derive(Parser)]
-#[command(author, version, about, long_about = None)]
+#[command(version, about, long_about = None)]
 struct Cli {
     #[arg(short, long)]
     name: Vec<String>,
diff --git a/examples/tutorial_derive/03_03_positional.rs b/examples/tutorial_derive/03_03_positional.rs
index cf5f4054fbc..5a8f73ebe9d 100644
--- a/examples/tutorial_derive/03_03_positional.rs
+++ b/examples/tutorial_derive/03_03_positional.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use clap::Parser;
 
 #[derive(Parser)]
-#[command(author, version, about, long_about = None)]
+#[command(version, about, long_about = None)]
 struct Cli {
     name: Option<String>,
 }
diff --git a/examples/tutorial_derive/03_03_positional_mult.rs b/examples/tutorial_derive/03_03_positional_mult.rs
index bd57a55c81e..ee550a30604 100644
--- a/examples/tutorial_derive/03_03_positional_mult.rs
+++ b/examples/tutorial_derive/03_03_positional_mult.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use clap::Parser;
 
 #[derive(Parser)]
-#[command(author, version, about, long_about = None)]
+#[command(version, about, long_about = None)]
 struct Cli {
     name: Vec<String>,
 }
diff --git a/examples/tutorial_derive/03_04_subcommands.rs b/examples/tutorial_derive/03_04_subcommands.rs
index da7c644c704..7a0b0bb1411 100644
--- a/examples/tutorial_derive/03_04_subcommands.rs
+++ b/examples/tutorial_derive/03_04_subcommands.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use clap::{Parser, Subcommand};
 
 #[derive(Parser)]
-#[command(author, version, about, long_about = None)]
+#[command(version, about, long_about = None)]
 #[command(propagate_version = true)]
 struct Cli {
     #[command(subcommand)]
diff --git a/examples/tutorial_derive/03_04_subcommands_alt.rs b/examples/tutorial_derive/03_04_subcommands_alt.rs
index 80b0ec6b958..74d35607093 100644
--- a/examples/tutorial_derive/03_04_subcommands_alt.rs
+++ b/examples/tutorial_derive/03_04_subcommands_alt.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use clap::{Args, Parser, Subcommand};
 
 #[derive(Parser)]
-#[command(author, version, about, long_about = None)]
+#[command(version, about, long_about = None)]
 #[command(propagate_version = true)]
 struct Cli {
     #[command(subcommand)]
diff --git a/examples/tutorial_derive/03_05_default_values.rs b/examples/tutorial_derive/03_05_default_values.rs
index bc33a931abc..543010d3e62 100644
--- a/examples/tutorial_derive/03_05_default_values.rs
+++ b/examples/tutorial_derive/03_05_default_values.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use clap::Parser;
 
 #[derive(Parser)]
-#[command(author, version, about, long_about = None)]
+#[command(version, about, long_about = None)]
 struct Cli {
     #[arg(default_value_t = 2020)]
     port: u16,
diff --git a/examples/tutorial_derive/04_01_enum.rs b/examples/tutorial_derive/04_01_enum.rs
index 41410a3bdc5..95e1fdb64e9 100644
--- a/examples/tutorial_derive/04_01_enum.rs
+++ b/examples/tutorial_derive/04_01_enum.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use clap::{Parser, ValueEnum};
 
 #[derive(Parser)]
-#[command(author, version, about, long_about = None)]
+#[command(version, about, long_about = None)]
 struct Cli {
     /// What mode to run the program in
     #[arg(value_enum)]
diff --git a/examples/tutorial_derive/04_02_parse.rs b/examples/tutorial_derive/04_02_parse.rs
index a40c6828b6e..860ecbc23c1 100644
--- a/examples/tutorial_derive/04_02_parse.rs
+++ b/examples/tutorial_derive/04_02_parse.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use clap::Parser;
 
 #[derive(Parser)]
-#[command(author, version, about, long_about = None)]
+#[command(version, about, long_about = None)]
 struct Cli {
     /// Network port to use
     #[arg(value_parser = clap::value_parser!(u16).range(1..))]
diff --git a/examples/tutorial_derive/04_02_validate.rs b/examples/tutorial_derive/04_02_validate.rs
index 3391d5b72d5..7e493738ca0 100644
--- a/examples/tutorial_derive/04_02_validate.rs
+++ b/examples/tutorial_derive/04_02_validate.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use std::ops::RangeInclusive;
 use clap::Parser;
 
 #[derive(Parser)]
-#[command(author, version, about, long_about = None)]
+#[command(version, about, long_about = None)]
 struct Cli {
     /// Network port to use
     #[arg(value_parser = port_in_range)]
diff --git a/examples/tutorial_derive/04_03_relations.rs b/examples/tutorial_derive/04_03_relations.rs
index 8657ebe8372..0bbbd8a6fc2 100644
--- a/examples/tutorial_derive/04_03_relations.rs
+++ b/examples/tutorial_derive/04_03_relations.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use clap::{Args, Parser};
 
 #[derive(Parser)]
-#[command(author, version, about, long_about = None)]
+#[command(version, about, long_about = None)]
 struct Cli {
     #[command(flatten)]
     vers: Vers,
diff --git a/examples/tutorial_derive/04_04_custom.rs b/examples/tutorial_derive/04_04_custom.rs
index a84b5ed5fe9..4acf7652974 100644
--- a/examples/tutorial_derive/04_04_custom.rs
+++ b/examples/tutorial_derive/04_04_custom.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use clap::error::ErrorKind;
 use clap::{CommandFactory, Parser};
 
 #[derive(Parser)]
-#[command(author, version, about, long_about = None)]
+#[command(version, about, long_about = None)]
 struct Cli {
     /// set version manually
     #[arg(long, value_name = "VER")]
diff --git a/examples/tutorial_derive/05_01_assert.rs b/examples/tutorial_derive/05_01_assert.rs
index 42ebda9a1ec..2d6ae909eb8 100644
--- a/examples/tutorial_derive/05_01_assert.rs
+++ b/examples/tutorial_derive/05_01_assert.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use clap::Parser;
 
 #[derive(Parser)]
-#[command(author, version, about, long_about = None)]
+#[command(version, about, long_about = None)]
 struct Cli {
     /// Network port to use
     port: u16,
diff --git a/src/_derive/_tutorial/chapter_1.rs b/src/_derive/_tutorial/chapter_1.rs
index b58ae6e0c2c..3fabc171525 100644
--- a/src/_derive/_tutorial/chapter_1.rs
+++ b/src/_derive/_tutorial/chapter_1.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 //!
 #![doc = include_str!("../../../examples/tutorial_derive/02_apps.md")]
 //!
-//! You can use [`#[command(author, version, about)]` attribute defaults][super#command-attributes] on the struct to fill these fields in from your `Cargo.toml` file.
+//! You can use [`#[command(version, about)]` attribute defaults][super#command-attributes] on the struct to fill these fields in from your `Cargo.toml` file.
 //!
 //! ```rust
 #![doc = include_str!("../../../examples/tutorial_derive/02_crate.rs")]
diff --git a/src/_derive/mod.rs b/src/_derive/mod.rs
index 2ad242d5923..83169dacbfa 100644
--- a/src/_derive/mod.rs
+++ b/src/_derive/mod.rs
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@
 //! - `author [= <expr>]`: [`Command::author`][crate::Command::author]
 //!   - When not present: no author set
 //!   - Without `<expr>`: defaults to [crate `authors`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html#the-authors-field)
+//!   - **NOTE:** A custom [`help_template`][crate::Command::help_template] is needed for author to show up.
 //! - `about [= <expr>]`: [`Command::about`][crate::Command::about]
 //!   - When not present: [Doc comment summary](#doc-comments)
 //!   - Without `<expr>`: [crate `description`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html#the-description-field) ([`Parser`][crate::Parser] container)