diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
deleted file mode 100644
index e8af9c5..0000000
--- a/LICENSE
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-The MIT License (MIT)
-
-Copyright (c) 2013 :author_name <:author_email>
-
-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.
diff --git a/LICENSE.md b/LICENSE.md
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index 0000000..65305c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/LICENSE.md
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# The MIT License (MIT)
+
+Copyright (c) 2013 :author_name <:author_email>
+
+> 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.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1659f94..3ad4b3c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -45,4 +45,4 @@ Please see [CONTRIBUTING](https://github.com/thephpleague/:package_name/blob/mas
 
 ## License
 
-The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](https://github.com/thephpleague/:package_name/blob/master/LICENSE) for more information.
+The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](LICENSE.md) for more information.