diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 8f2f59a..b5f196a 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 1.3
  - Extract autobrew script to separate repo
+ - Add symbol registration
 
 1.2
  - Improve configure script to check for the correct version of libv8
diff --git a/src/register.c b/src/register.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0c38724
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/register.c
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#include <Rinternals.h>
+#include <R_ext/Rdynload.h>
+
+void R_init_v8(DllInfo* info) {
+  R_registerRoutines(info, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+  R_useDynamicSymbols(info, TRUE);
+}