diff --git a/contribute.json b/contribute.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0f9ceed38c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contribute.json
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{
+  "name": "Riot",
+    "description": "A glossy Matrix collaboration client for the web.",
+    "repository": {
+      "url": "https://github.com/vector-im/riot-web",
+      "license": "Apache License 2.0"
+    },
+    "bugs": {
+      "list": "https://github.com/vector-im/riot-web/issues",
+      "report": "https://github.com/vector-im/riot-web/issues/new/choose"
+    },
+    "keywords": [
+      "chat",
+      "riot",
+      "matrix"
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index edfa893c94..24644cb1b9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@
     "LICENSE",
     "README.md",
     "AUTHORS.rst",
-    "package.json"
+    "package.json",
+    "contribute.json"
   ],
   "style": "bundle.css",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/scripts/copy-res.js b/scripts/copy-res.js
index b524062bf6..e25d07fffc 100755
--- a/scripts/copy-res.js
+++ b/scripts/copy-res.js
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ const COPY_LIST = [
     ["node_modules/matrix-react-sdk/res/media/**", "webapp/media"],
     ["node_modules/olm/olm_legacy.js", "webapp", { directwatch: 1 }],
     ["./config.json", "webapp", { directwatch: 1 }],
+    ["contribute.json", "webapp"],
 ];
 
 const parseArgs = require('minimist');