diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index c021313..9ff8866 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 yapfaq 1.1.0 (unreleased)
 * --test: Set Supersedes and don't modify Message-ID if -o is set.
 * --test: Force -o if -n is not set.
+* Add conversion script for old status files.
 
 yapfaq 1.0.1 (2025-01-24)
 * Add %t placeholder for Message-ID (feature parity with 0.9).
diff --git a/contrib/convert.pl b/contrib/convert.pl
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..fa5699a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/convert.pl
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#! /usr/bin/perl -w
+#
+# Convert pre-1.0 yapfaq status file to new format
+# 
+# Usage: convert.pl < old.txt.cfg > new.cfg
+
+while (<>) {
+  if (/Lastpost/) {
+    $_ =~ /Lastpost:\s(\d\d?\.\d\d?\.\d\d\d\d)/;
+    print "Last-Posted: $1\n";
+  }
+  if (/LastMID/) {
+    $_ =~ /LastMID:\s(<[^>]+>)/;
+    print "Last-Message-ID: $1\n";
+  }
+}