diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e19fbfa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2024 Algorand Foundation
+
+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 98db6f6..e13140d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     "build:0-clean": "rimraf dist coverage",
     "build:1-compile": "rollup -c --configPlugin typescript --verbose",
     "build:3-copy-pkg-json": "npx --yes @makerx/ts-toolkit@latest copy-package-json --custom-sections module main type types exports",
-    "build:4-copy-readme": "cpy README.md dist",
+    "build:4-copy-readme": "cpy README.md LICENSE dist",
     "test": "dotenv -e .env -- jest --coverage --passWithNoTests --silent",
     "lint": "eslint ./src/ --ext .ts",
     "lint:fix": "eslint ./src/ --ext .ts --fix",