diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ee03032
--- /dev/null
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+
+
+The MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2007-2011 Paul Evans <leonerd@leonerd.org.uk>
+
+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/Makefile b/Makefile
index 78913a5..c91d786 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ DISTDIR=libtermkey-$(VERSION_MAJOR).$(VERSION_MINOR)
 
 distdir: all
 	mkdir __distdir
-	cp *.c *.h *.3 __distdir
+	cp *.c *.h *.3 LICENSE __distdir
 	sed "s,@VERSION@,$(VERSION)," <termkey.pc.in >__distdir/termkey.pc.in
 	sed "/^# DIST CUT/Q" <Makefile >__distdir/Makefile
 	mv __distdir $(DISTDIR)