diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b5ab5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2025 Monadical SAS
+
+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/README.md b/README.md
index 8a1256f..3afd6e2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Cubbi is a command-line tool for managing ephemeral containers that run AI tools
 ![PyPI - Version](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/cubbi)
 ![PyPI - Python Version](https://img.shields.io/pypi/pyversions/cubbi)
 [![Tests](https://github.com/monadical-sas/cubbi/actions/workflows/pytests.yml/badge.svg?branch=main&event=push)](https://github.com/monadical-sas/cubbi/actions/workflows/pytests.yml)
+[![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-yellow.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
 
 </div>
 
@@ -355,3 +356,7 @@ cubbi github.com/username/repo --mcp github
 ```
 
 MCP servers are persistent and can be shared between sessions. They continue running even when sessions are closed, allowing for efficient reuse across multiple sessions.
+
+## 📜 License
+
+Cubbi is licensed under the [MIT License](LICENSE).
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 6f24d99..3dfc63d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 description = "Cubbi Container Tool"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.12"
+license = "MIT"
+authors = [
+    {name = "Monadical SAS", email = "contact@monadical.com"}
+]
 dependencies = [
     "typer>=0.9.0",
     "docker>=7.0.0",