diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index e69de29..85d1f74 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+rconty@il4p.fr:Romuald Conty <rconty@il4p.fr>
+romain.tartiere:Romain Tartière <romain@blogreen.org>
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 96c790b..9f1d2d2 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -6,4 +6,16 @@ SUBDIRS = libfreefare test examples
 pkgconfigdir = $(libdir)/pkgconfig
 pkgconfig_DATA = libfreefare.pc
 
+dist-hook:
+	@if test -d "$(srcdir)/.svn"; then \
+	    echo "Creating ChangeLog..." && \
+	    ( cd "$(top_srcdir)" && \
+		echo '# Generated by Makefile. Do not edit.'; echo; \
+		$(top_srcdir)/missing --run svn2cl --authors=AUTHORS --strip-prefix=/trunk/libfreefare --stdout ) > ChangeLog.tmp \
+		&& mv -f ChangeLog.tmp $(top_distdir)/ChangeLog \
+		|| ( rm -f ChangeLog.tmp ; \
+		echo "Failed to generate ChangeLog" >&2 ); \
+	else \
+	    echo "A svn checkout is required to generate a ChangeLog" >&2; \
+	fi