diff --git a/AUTHORS.rst b/AUTHORS.rst
index 8396e535e8cc0b8ebfba91b2ecc7f30a9808aeeb..3a457cd9fc1d1aaab0bfb2a53f6dfd55a3a5252e 100644
--- a/AUTHORS.rst
+++ b/AUTHORS.rst
@@ -35,3 +35,6 @@ Turned to Dust <dwinslow86 at gmail.com>
 
 Brabo <brabo at riseup.net>
  * Installation instruction fixes
+
+Ivan Shapovalov <intelfx100 at gmail.com>
+ * contrib/systemd: a sample systemd unit file and a logger configuration
diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
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--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ General:
 * Fix race in caches that occasionally caused some presence updates to be
   dropped - SYN-369.
 * Check server name has not changed on restart.
+* Add a sample systemd unit file and a logger configuration in
+  contrib/systemd. Contributed Ivan Shapovalov.
 
 Federation: