diff --git a/AUTHORS.txt b/AUTHORS.txt
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@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+achernetsky <alexander.chernetsky@gmail.com>
+Adam Weber <adamweber01@gmail.com>
+af7 <af7@users.noreply.github.com>
+Andre Junges <andrejunges@outlook.com>
+Anton Strömkvist <anton@lutic.org>
+Antonio D. Gonzalez <antonio.gonzalez@xepient.com>
+Anuj <oyeanuj@users.noreply.github.com>
+Bez Reyhan <bezreyhan@gmail.com>
+Boris Kotov <boris.kotov@gmail.com>
+brandly <brandly13@gmail.com>
+Brian T. Rice <brian@awakenetworks.com>
+Cole Chamberlain <cole.chamberlain@gmail.com>
+conorhastings <conor@socialtables.com>
+Dave Justice <davejustishh@gmail.com>
+Doron Pagot <doronpagot@gmail.com>
+Eugene Pokidov <pokidovea@gmail.com>
+Gauthier JACQUES <jacqg@citobi.eu>
+Godson Ukpere <godson.ukpere@gmail.com>
+huumanoid <huumanoid@hotmail.com>
+Ian Johnson <enjalot@gmail.com>
+Idan Gazit <idan@gazit.me>
+Ilker Guller <ilker.guller@dojomadness.com>
+Joel Burget <joelburget@gmail.com>
+johnamiahford <johnamiahford@gmail.com>
+Jonathan Beller <jon@mark43.com>
+Maksim Kondratyuk <Maksim.Kondratyuk@check24.de>
+Martin Ciparelli <mciparelli@gmail.com>
+Mathew Kurian <bluejamesbond@gmail.com>
+Mathew Kurian <mkurian@salesforce.com>
+Mikkel Christiansen <mc@flextown.com>
+Mikko Piuhola <mikko.piuhola@metropolia.fi>
+Mikko Piuhola <mikkopiu@users.noreply.github.com>
+Monterra <domi.sumer@gmail.com>
+nd0ut <nd0ut.me@gmail.com>
+Nikolay <nikmail88@gmail.com>
+Olena Sovyn <olenasovyn@gmail.com>
+oluckyman <gelias.gbelsky@gmail.com>
+ondy1985 <ondy1985@gmail.com>
+Petr Brzek <petrbrzek@abdoc.net>
+rnons <remotenonsense@gmail.com>
+Rob Zolkos <rob@zolkos.com>
+Royee Shemesh <royee_shemesh@intuit.com>
+ruffle1986 <ftamas.mail@gmail.com>
+Sasha Bayan <sasha_bayan@apple.com>
+Thomas BRILLARD <thomb45@gmail.com>
+Tom S <thom.schell@gmail.com>
+Tomasz Netczuk <netczuk.tomasz@gmail.com>
+Wang Zixiao <wayne.wang0821@gmail.com>
+İlker Güller <Sly777@users.noreply.github.com>
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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 [download-image]: https://img.shields.io/npm/dm/react-tooltip.svg?style=flat-square
 [download-url]: https://npmjs.org/package/react-tooltip
 
+## Maintainers
+[huumanoid](https://github.com/huumanoid)
+
 ## Installation
 
 ```sh
@@ -139,6 +142,9 @@ Same for empty children, if you don't want show the tooltip when the children is
 ## Article
 [How I insert sass into react component](https://medium.com/@wwayne_me/how-i-insert-sass-into-my-npm-react-component-b46b9811c226#.gi4hxu44a)
 
+## Authors
+see [AUTHORS](https://github.com/wwayne/react-tooltip/blob/master/AUTHORS.txt)
+
 ### License
 
 MIT