diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
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@@ -9,6 +9,29 @@ License (software): LGPLv2.1+
 License (manual+tools): GPLv3+
 
 
+GPGME is free software.  See the files COPYING for copying conditions.
+License copyright years may be listed using range notation, e.g.,
+2000-2013, indicating that every year in the range, inclusive, is a
+copyrightable year that would otherwise be listed individually.
+
+List of Copyright holders
+=========================
+
+  Copyright (C) 1991-2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+  Copyright (C) 2000-2001 Werner Koch
+  Copyright (C) 2001-2017 g10 Code GmbH
+  Copyright (C) 2002 Klarälvdalens Datakonsult AB
+  Copyright (C) 2004-2008 Igor Belyi
+  Copyright (C) 2002 John Goerzen
+  Copyright (C) 2014, 2015 Martin Albrecht
+  Copyright (C) 2015 Ben McGinnes
+  Copyright (C) 2015-2016 Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik
+  Copyright (C) 2016 Intevation GmbH
+
+
+Authors info
+============
+
 FSF <gnu@gnu.org>
  - Code taken from GnuPG 1.0: src/w32-util.c.
  - Other from FSF projects: src/setenv.c, src/vasprintf.c,