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 ## License
 
-[Apache 2.0](https://github.com/apache/arrow-js/blob/main/LICENSE.txt)
+[Apache 2.0](LICENSE.txt)
 
 [1]: mailto:dev-subscribe@arrow.apache.org
 [2]: https://github.com/apache/arrow/tree/main/format