diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
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+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2020-2023 Tauri Programme within the Commons Conservancy
+
+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
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@@ -10,4 +10,10 @@ There's a few ways you can get involved:
 
 - Check out the [Tauri 2.0 Documentation Roadmap](https://github.com/tauri-apps/tauri-docs/issues/1344) and see if there's anything you'd like to get involved in
 - Read the [contributing guidelines](.github/CONTRIBUTING.md) to learn how to get up and running
-- [Join us on Discord](https://discord.com/invite/tauri) in the [`#docs` channel](https://discord.com/channels/616186924390023171/662624589037436928) to ask any questions or give feedback
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+- [Join us on Discord](https://discord.com/invite/tauri) in the [`#docs` channel](https://discord.com/channels/616186924390023171/662624589037436928) to ask any questions or give feedback
+
+## License
+
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2020-2023 Tauri Programme within The Commons Conservancy
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