diff --git a/LICENSE.txt b/LICENSE.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..646c7a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/LICENSE.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+ Copyright (c) 2010 Kohsuke Kawaguchi
+
+ 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/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6cb58b8..00250bb 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -45,6 +45,14 @@
     </extensions>
   </build>
   
+  <licenses>
+    <license>
+      <name>The MIT license</name>
+      <url>http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php</url>
+      <distribution>repo</distribution>
+    </license>
+  </licenses>
+
   <repositories>
     <repository>
       <id>maven2-repository.dev.java.net</id>