diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index aab918ac2..98cfb7305 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # This file contains a non-exhaustive list of contributors to the Gosub Engine project.
 # If you want to be added to this list, please update this file with your pull request.
 #
-# Please keep this list sorted alphabetically by last name.
+# Please keep this list sorted alphabetically or run `python scripts/sort_authors.py` to auto-sort the authors list.
 
 Ahmed Ibrahim <me@ahmedibrahim.dev>
 Joshua Thijssen <jthijssen@noxlogic.nl>
-Zach Weaver <zachlweaver00@gmail.com>
+Zach Weaver <zachlweaver00@gmail.com>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/sort_authors.py b/scripts/sort_authors.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6c24a4c5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/sort_authors.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+FILE_NAME = 'AUTHORS'
+
+with open(FILE_NAME, 'r') as f:
+    lines = [line.strip() for line in f.readlines()]
+
+
+header: list[str] = []
+authors: list[str] = []
+
+for line in lines:
+    if line == '' or line.startswith('#'):
+        header.append(line)
+    else:
+        authors.append(line)
+
+
+sorted_lines = header + sorted(authors)
+
+with open(FILE_NAME, 'w') as f: 
+    f.write('\n'.join(sorted_lines))