diff --git a/src/FERRON_relazione.tex b/src/FERRON_relazione.tex
index 013c9647d25b24374f917ccd775879f07da8c5ff..2aff1c97d08df52d69d7f80b6078110658c49ff2 100644
--- a/src/FERRON_relazione.tex
+++ b/src/FERRON_relazione.tex
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ dateabbrev=false,%
 abbreviate=false,%
 natbib
 ]{biblatex}
+\DeclareLanguageMapping{italian}{italian-software} % software-biblatex: unsupported language. For now.
 \usepackage{software-biblatex}
 % \AfterEndPreamble{\input{preamble/workarounds/issue-1041.tex}} % uncomment with biblatex 3.15 or 3.15a
 \addbibresource{references.bib}
diff --git a/src/italian-software.lbx b/src/italian-software.lbx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..784727a86fb4fe1d011a0ab7e9b57943babbd5c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/italian-software.lbx
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+  \ProvidesFile{italian-software.lbx}[2020/10/02 english with additions for software]
+  \InheritBibliographyExtras{italian}
+  \InheritBibliographyStrings{italian}
+  \NewBibliographyString{software,edited,swmodule,swpartof,swversion,swexcerpt,swexc,refart,manual}
+  \DeclareBibliographyStrings{%
+    software  = {{\textsc{[Software]}}{\textsc{[SW]}}},
+    swmodule  = {{\textsc{[Software Module]}}{\textsc{[SW Mod\adddot]}}},
+    swpartof  = {{part of}}{{part of}},
+    swversion = {{\textsc{[Software Release]}}{\textsc{[SW Rel\adddot]}}},
+    swexcerpt = {{\textsc{[Software excerpt]}}{\textsc{[SW exc\adddot]}}},
+    swexc     = {{from}}{{from}},
+    edited    = {{Coordinated by}{Coord\adddot by}},
+    refart    = {{Described in}{Descr\adddot in}},
+    manual    = {{Manual: }{Manual:}}
+  }