diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index f8872e2..f70f95b 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-# This is the official list of Chihaya authors for copyright purposes.
+# This is the official list of Chihaya authors for copyright purposes, in chronological order.
 
-Jimmy Zelinskie <jimmyzelinskie@gmail.com>
 Justin Li <jli@j-li.net>
+Jimmy Zelinskie <jimmyzelinskie@gmail.com>
+
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS b/CONTRIBUTORS
index 2a7fed2..d612043 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-# This is the official list of Chihaya contributors.
+# This is the official list of Chihaya contributors, in chronological order.
 
-Jimmy Zelinskie <jimmyzelinskie@gmail.com>
 Justin Li <jli@j-li.net>
+Jimmy Zelinskie <jimmyzelinskie@gmail.com>
 Kaleb Elwert <kelwert@mtu.edu>
+