diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b721840..92de200 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ Configuration
 The configuration of PolytreeWM is done by creating a custom config.h and
 (re)compiling the source code.
 
+Credits
+-------
+
+PolytreeWM is a fork of [dwm](https://dwm.suckless.org).
+
 Applied patches
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