diff --git a/noxfile.py b/noxfile.py
index 2e5a477..ac4796c 100644
--- a/noxfile.py
+++ b/noxfile.py
@@ -14,3 +14,10 @@ def tests(session) -> None:
     """Runs the test suite."""
     session.install(".[testing]")
     session.run("pytest")
+
+
+@nox.session
+def licensecheck(session) -> None:
+    """Runs the license check."""
+    session.install("licensecheck")
+    session.run("licensecheck")
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 99726b4..15ddfce 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ dev = [
     "rich>=13.7.0",
     "ruff>=0.3.5",
     "xmltodict",
-    "licensecheck",
     "hdbscan",
     "nox[uv]",
     "spatialdata>=0.2.3",