diff --git a/generate.yml b/generate.yml
index 1432f62..566fdf3 100755
--- a/generate.yml
+++ b/generate.yml
@@ -130,6 +130,11 @@
         file: "{{ role_path }}/.travis.yml"
         name: travis
 
+    - name: load github contributors
+      uri:
+        url: "https://api.github.com/repos/robertdebock/ansible-role-{{ role_name }}/contributors"
+      register: github_contributors
+
     - name: generate secure hash
       command: "/usr/bin/travis encrypt --pro robertdebock:{{ secure.slack_token }} --no-interactive"
       register: travis_secure
diff --git a/templates/README.md.j2 b/templates/README.md.j2
index 4264c5d..e34ef69 100644
--- a/templates/README.md.j2
+++ b/templates/README.md.j2
@@ -138,6 +138,16 @@ image="debian" tag="stable" tox
 
 {{ meta.galaxy_info.license }}
 
+{% if github_contributors.json | length > 1 %}
+## [Contributors](#contributors)
+
+I'd like to thank everybody that made contributions to this repository. It motivates me, improves the code and is just fun to collaborate.
+
+{% for contributor in github_contributors.json %}{% if contributor.login != "robertdebock" %}
+- [{{ contributor.login }}](https://github.com/{{ contributor.login }})
+{% endif %}
+{% endfor %}
+{% endif %}
 
 ## [Author Information](#author-information)