diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..22a9c0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2025 Koray Taylan
+
+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
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+SOFTWARE.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 21b4d04..3d49333 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ A cross-platform file explorer that connects to multiple storage backends throug
 - [Contributing](#contributing)
   - [Definition of Done](#definition-of-done)
   - [Rules](#rules)
+- [License](#license)
 - [Roadmap](#roadmap)
 
 ---
@@ -741,6 +742,8 @@ Every unit of work (feature, bug fix, refactor) must satisfy ALL of the followin
 - **New Tauri commands** require changes in three places: the `#[tauri::command]` fn, registration in `lib.rs` → `invoke_handler`, and a typed wrapper in `frontend/src/lib/ipc.ts`.
 - **New storage backends** require changes in five places: the implementation file, `storage/mod.rs`, `DiskType` enum, `backend_from_config*()` factory functions, and `AddDiskDialog.tsx` form fields. Nothing else should need to change.
 
+By contributing to this repository, you agree that your contributions will be licensed under the MIT License.
+
 ---
 
 ## Roadmap
@@ -810,3 +813,7 @@ Items roughly grouped by impact. Priority TBD — to be tackled one by one.
 |---|------|-------------|------------|
 | 12 | Integration tests | Testcontainers-based tests for S3 (MinIO), Azure (Azurite), SFTP (openssh-server), FTP (vsftpd); Podman-compatible | Medium |
 | 13 | CI pipeline | GitHub Actions workflows: unit tests on every push, integration tests with containerized services | Small |
+
+## License
+
+This project is licensed under the [MIT License](LICENSE).