diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 9c289e7..3ca2de5 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -20,3 +20,5 @@ sbin_PROGRAMS = iprange
 dist_noinst_DATA = iprange.spec
 
 iprange_SOURCES = iprange.c
+
+EXTRA_DIST = README.md
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d9711bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+iprange - manage IP ranges
+==========================
+
+Getting help
+------------
+
+~~~~
+iprange --help 2>&1 | more
+~~~~
+
+Installation from tar-file
+--------------------------
+
+~~~~
+./configure && make && make install
+~~~~
+
+
+Installation from git
+---------------------
+
+
+~~~~
+./autogen.sh
+./configure && make && make install
+~~~~
diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..fec911c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#! /bin/sh
+
+TOPDIR=$(pwd)
+
+export TOPDIR
+
+[ -f Makefile ] && make -i maintainer-clean
+
+rm --verbose --recursive --force autom4te.cache
+find ${TOPDIR} -name 'Makefile.in' -exec rm --verbose \{\} \;
+
+aclocal --warnings=all -I m4
+automake --verbose --add-missing --gnu
+autoreconf --verbose --warnings=all
+
+rm -f configure.scan *~ *.log
+find ${TOPDIR} -name '*~' -exec rm -f '{}' \;
+
+exit 0