diff --git a/CITATION b/CITATION
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5708e1db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CITATION
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+@Unpublished{Raabe2020,
+Title  = {A Python tool for managing scientific workflows.},
+Author = {Tobias Raabe},
+Year   = {2020},
+Url    = {https://github.com/pytask-dev/pytask}
+}
diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index 8ff22a14..788c8511 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+include CITATION
 include LICENSE
 include versioneer.py
 include src/_pytask/_version.py
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 427f6e90..1c2bc78c 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -186,3 +186,18 @@ The license also includes a copyright and permission notice from pytest since so
 modules, classes, and functions are copied from pytest. Not to mention how pytest has
 inspired the development of pytask in general. Without the amazing work of Holger Krekel
 and pytest's many contributors, this project would not have been possible. Thank you!
+
+
+Citation
+--------
+
+If you rely on pytask to manage your research project, please cite it with
+
+.. code-block::
+
+    @Unpublished{Raabe2020,
+        Title  = {A Python tool for managing scientific workflows.},
+        Author = {Tobias Raabe},
+        Year   = {2020},
+        Url    = {https://github.com/pytask-dev/pytask}
+    }