diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0a52c5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2026 Tightknit and tightknit.dev contributors
+
+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-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 614df5b..fb4fec0 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     "": {
       "name": "tightknit.dev",
       "version": "0.1.0",
+      "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@astrojs/sitemap": "^3.7.2",
         "@fontsource-variable/jetbrains-mono": "^5.2.8",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 206e928..bffae6b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   "name": "tightknit.dev",
   "version": "0.1.0",
   "private": true,
+  "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "astro dev",