diff --git a/LICENSE.md b/LICENSE.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4d1c86e77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/LICENSE.md
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+Copyright 2013 GitHub Inc.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d36b54773..ec176e76c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@
   "bugs": {
     "url": "https://github.com/atom/atom/issues"
   },
+  "licenses": [
+    {
+      "type": "Apache",
+      "url": "http://github.com/atom/atom/raw/master/LICENSE.md"
+    }
+  ],
   "atomShellVersion": "0.6.12",
   "dependencies": {
     "async": "0.2.6",