diff --git a/local-build-plugins/src/main/groovy/local.java-module.gradle b/local-build-plugins/src/main/groovy/local.java-module.gradle
index 099502950d51..5c65e76f53cc 100644
--- a/local-build-plugins/src/main/groovy/local.java-module.gradle
+++ b/local-build-plugins/src/main/groovy/local.java-module.gradle
@@ -315,6 +315,11 @@ tasks.named("jar") {
                 '-exportcontents': "*;version=${project.version}"
         )
     }
+    metaInf {
+        from(rootProject.projectDir, {
+            include "LICENSE.txt"
+        })
+    }
 }