diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fcbba36..2edcd57 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ and this project follows [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.ht
 
 - **MIT `LICENSE` at the repository root.** Copyright 2025-2026 3 Leaps, LLC.
   README has a `## License` pointer. `NOTICE.md` restates the copyright and
-  points at `LICENSE`.
+  points at `LICENSE`. The MIT License applies to earlier tagged source as
+  well; v0.1.2 is the first tag whose automatic source archive includes the
+  `LICENSE` file.
 
 ## [0.1.1] - 2026-08-20
 
diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
index 27eaee2..49e8097 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ Releases remain signed tags plus notes.
 ### Highlights
 
 - Root `LICENSE` is MIT. `NOTICE.md` restates the copyright and points at that
-  file. README `## License` links it.
+  file. README `## License` links it. The MIT License applies to earlier tagged
+  source as well; v0.1.2 is the first tag whose automatic source archive
+  includes the `LICENSE` file.
 - Repository and generator report version `0.1.2`. No-publish posture is
   unchanged: no prebuilt generator binary or attached corpus bundle.
 
diff --git a/docs/releases/v0.1.2.md b/docs/releases/v0.1.2.md
index c9a430f..a179d47 100644
--- a/docs/releases/v0.1.2.md
+++ b/docs/releases/v0.1.2.md
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ generated-real boundary are unchanged.
 
 - **MIT `LICENSE` at the repository root.** Copyright 2025-2026 3 Leaps, LLC.
   The file carries the MIT text, a short MIT restatement, a trademark notice,
-  and a pointer to the 3 Leaps open-source policies.
+  and a pointer to the 3 Leaps open-source policies. The MIT License applies
+  to earlier tagged source as well; v0.1.2 is the first tag whose automatic
+  source archive includes the `LICENSE` file.
 - README `## License` links [`LICENSE`](../../LICENSE).
 - `NOTICE.md` restates the copyright and points at `LICENSE`.
 - Repository and generator report version `0.1.2`.