diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 827cdc75d..ca774a4e4 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -139,6 +139,8 @@ if (UNIX)
     install (PROGRAMS rtstart DESTINATION ${BINDIR})
 endif (UNIX)
 
+install (FILES AUTHORS.txt LICENSE.txt DESTINATION ${BINDIR})
+
 add_subdirectory (rtexif)
 add_subdirectory (rtengine)
 add_subdirectory (rtgui)