diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
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@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2026 paulhorn
+
+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 
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -69,3 +69,7 @@ twice gives the same result. Anything outside the block belongs to you.
 2. `add module`, `add unit-test`: read `.canon.toml` and re-render the managed block
 3. `add target`, `add test`, `add dep`, `doctor` (check a project against P1204R0)
 4. User template overrides
+
+## License
+
+MIT, see [LICENSE](LICENSE).