diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7ad107c..c8ddc5f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -24,6 +24,14 @@
       </developer>
     </developers>
     
+    <licenses>
+      <license>
+        <name>The MIT license</name>
+        <url>http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php</url>
+        <distribution>repo</distribution>
+      </license>
+    </licenses>
+    
   <build>
     <plugins>
       <plugin>