diff --git a/LICENSE.md b/LICENSE.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fad4d887a68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/LICENSE.md
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2023 shadcn
+
+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/package.json b/package.json
index ac8d71ce14d..fa8770fc09e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   "name": "ui",
   "version": "0.0.1",
   "private": true,
+  "license" : "MIT",
   "author": {
     "name": "shadcn",
     "url": "https://twitter.com/shadcn"