diff --git a/.gitsigners b/.gitsigners
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitsigners
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+aydin@mercan.dev sk-ssh-ed25519@openssh.com AAAAGnNrLXNzaC1lZDI1NTE5QG9wZW5zc2guY29tAAAAILLr2NFDIXvtO32wLsdMaycO7jYHjd1tydv3ClA7B/yxAAAAB3NzaDpnaXQ=
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,6 +9,16 @@ Use and extend BearSSL in Rust.
 * `bearssl`: Higher level code for easier use in servers, clients, etc.
     * Versions below `0.0.2` are unrelated to this crate.
 
+## Development
+
+We prefer commit signing via SSH. The allowed signers are listed in `.gitsigners`.
+To verify, a gitconfig entry such as the following is likely needed:
+
+```ini
+[gpg.ssh]
+    allowedSignersFile = .gitsigners
+```
+
 ## License
 
 All crates in this repository are available under `BSD-3-Clause`.