diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 004e7a1..0067ed1 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@ endif()
 install(TARGETS moonbase_licensing
     EXPORT moonbase_cppTargets)
 install(DIRECTORY include/ DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR})
+install(FILES "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/LICENSE"
+    DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_DOCDIR}")
 
 write_basic_package_version_file(
     "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/moonbase_cppConfigVersion.cmake"
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ed4b09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2026 Moonbase AS
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bd0389e..387a61a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -189,3 +189,7 @@ Each release:
 - Bumps `VERSION` in `CMakeLists.txt` (which flows into `MOONBASE_CPP_VERSION` and the `User-Agent: moonbase-cpp/<version>` header)
 - Updates `CHANGELOG.md`
 - Tags the commit and creates a GitHub Release (with the auto-generated source archives at `https://github.com/<owner>/<repo>/archive/refs/tags/v<version>.tar.gz`)
+
+## License
+
+Released under the [MIT License](LICENSE).
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 19bcf17..b809fd1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   "version": "0.0.0-development",
   "private": true,
   "description": "Release tooling for the moonbase-cpp SDK. Not published to npm.",
+  "license": "MIT",
   "scripts": {
     "release": "semantic-release"
   },