diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..527ff55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Luke Dashjr <luke-jr+libbase58@utopios.org>
+Huang Le <4tarhl@gmail.com>
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index a788880..b75a3b1 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ pkgconfigdir = $(libdir)/pkgconfig
 pkgconfig_DATA = libbase58.pc
 
 dist_noinst_SCRIPTS = autogen.sh
-dist_doc_DATA = README
+dist_doc_DATA = AUTHORS README
 
 if USE_TOOL
 bin_PROGRAMS = base58