diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 4377f51507f52c14aca084d0173341febef19d9b..e369333b2a981840b42398f4832c3326a4e1762d 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ name = "komodo"
 version = "0.3.0"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "MIT"
+authors = [
+    "Antoine Stevan <antoine.stevan@isae-supaero.fr>",
+    "Jonathan Detchart <jonathan.detchart@isae-supaero.fr>",
+]
 
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6fbc9694d47af99570eb96f3abc75ac44a1426fb..c9ede29c18dcf4b29e4cad910558c53eccb8cb08 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -32,3 +32,16 @@ Other examples that showcase the Komodo API are available in [`examples/`](examp
 
 ## the benchmarks
 see [`benchmarks/`](benchmarks/README.md)
+
+## contributors
+
+Because the code for this project has been originally extracted from
+[`dragoon/pcs-fec-id`][pcs-fec-id] by @a.stevan, some contributors might be
+missing from the Git tree.
+
+Please consult the original Git tree from [`dragoon/pcs-fec-id`][pcs-fec-id] or
+note that the following people have contributed to this code base:
+- @a.stevan
+- @j.detchart
+
+[pcs-fec-id]: https://gitlab.isae-supaero.fr/dragoon/pcs-fec-id