diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index d0ff0d2b..7a0baa35 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ members = ["app", "cli", "integration_tests", "lib", "rpc-api"]
 [workspace.package]
 authors = ["Ash Manning <ash@layertwolabs.com>"]
 edition = "2024"
-license-file = "LICENSE.txt"
+license = "MIT"
 publish = false
 version = "0.16.3"
 
diff --git a/LICENSE.txt b/LICENSE.txt
index cb50c759..09a30571 100644
--- a/LICENSE.txt
+++ b/LICENSE.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,26 @@
-All rights reserved unless otherwise noted.
+MIT License
 
-This software makes use of the Unicode Data Files and/or Software under the Unicode License Agreement.
\ No newline at end of file
+Copyright (c) 2023-2026 LayerTwo Labs
+
+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.
+
+NOTICE
+
+This software makes use of the Unicode Data Files and/or Software under the
+Unicode License Agreement.
diff --git a/app/Cargo.toml b/app/Cargo.toml
index e89d85dd..f8263874 100644
--- a/app/Cargo.toml
+++ b/app/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name = "plain_bitassets_app"
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
-license-file.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 publish.workspace = true
 version.workspace = true
 
diff --git a/cli/Cargo.toml b/cli/Cargo.toml
index aefe2c25..16248548 100644
--- a/cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name = "plain_bitassets_app_cli"
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
-license-file.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 publish.workspace = true
 version.workspace = true
 
diff --git a/integration_tests/Cargo.toml b/integration_tests/Cargo.toml
index d33f798a..08a7bb55 100644
--- a/integration_tests/Cargo.toml
+++ b/integration_tests/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name = "plain_bitassets_integration_tests"
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
-license-file.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 publish.workspace = true
 version.workspace = true
 
diff --git a/lib/Cargo.toml b/lib/Cargo.toml
index 0c5624d7..0ed0d699 100644
--- a/lib/Cargo.toml
+++ b/lib/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name = "plain_bitassets"
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
-license-file.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 publish.workspace = true
 version.workspace = true
 
diff --git a/rpc-api/Cargo.toml b/rpc-api/Cargo.toml
index 163857df..7dd874d8 100644
--- a/rpc-api/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rpc-api/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name = "plain_bitassets_app_rpc_api"
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
-license-file.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 publish.workspace = true
 version.workspace = true