diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Douglas C. Schmidt  <schmidt@ics.uci.edu>
+Bruno Haible        <haible@clisp.cons.org>
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
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         * src/version.cc: Bump version number to 2.7.2.
         * doc/gperf.texi: Likewise.
 
+        * AUTHORS: New file.
+
         Allow the use of embedded NULs in keys.
         * lib/hash.h (hashpjw): Add a length argument.
         * lib/hash.cc (hashpjw): Likewise. Don't stop when encountering a NUL