diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fa9bcb9..d1066c8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ The behaviour can be customized in `/etc/default/kiosk-browser`:
 
     on a system which configures the displays properly.
 
+The package is licensed under the GNU Public License, see included
+LICENSE.txt for full license text.
+
 Building
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