diff --git a/LICENCE b/LICENCE
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..46737c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/LICENCE
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+Copyright (c) 2012-2024 Scott Chacon and others
+
+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 017302b..e2f49ee 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   "name": "luzmo-getting-started-astro",
   "type": "module",
   "version": "0.0.1",
+  "license": "MIT",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "astro dev",
     "start": "astro dev",