diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 551c9669..9e279935 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 .env
+.env.bak
 .DS_store
 .context-data
 .bootstrap
diff --git a/scripts/update-licence.sh b/scripts/update-licence.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..126f6c1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/update-licence.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Use to update your licence key, instead of editing the file directly
+# Usage: run it with the license key as an input
+#
+# Prompt user for the new license key
+#
+if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+    echo "Please provide the new license key as an argument."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+new_license_key="$1"
+
+# Save copy before the update
+cp .env .env.bak
+
+# Update the DASHBOARD_LICENCE in .env with the new license key
+sed -e "s/^DASHBOARD_LICENCE=.*$/DASHBOARD_LICENCE=${new_license_key}/" .env > .env.output && mv .env.output .env
+
+# Check if sed command succeeded
+if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo "License key updated successfully"
+else
+    echo "Failed to update the license key"
+fi