diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4565cc85f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2018-2024 Galaxy Project
+
+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 bd9a700c1..c0e133946 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@
 Workflows are categorized in the [workflows](workflows/) directory, and listed in [Dockstore](https://dockstore.org/organizations/iwc) and [WorkflowHub](https://workflowhub.eu/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=IWC#workflows).
 
 All workflows are reviewed and tested before publication and with every new Galaxy release.
-Deposited workflows follow [best practices](https://planemo.readthedocs.io/en/latest/best_practices_workflows.html) and are versioned using github releases.
+Deposited workflows follow [best practices](https://planemo.readthedocs.io/en/latest/best_practices_workflows.html) and are versioned using GitHub releases.
 Workflows also contain important metadata, such as:
 
 - License
 - Author
 - Institutes
 
-Additionally the IWC will collect further best practices, tips and tricks, FAQs and assist the community in designing high-quality Galaxy workflows.
+Additionally, the IWC will collect further best practices, tips and tricks, FAQs and assist the community in designing high-quality Galaxy workflows.
 
 ## Importing Workflows into Galaxy
 
@@ -45,3 +45,9 @@ If linting passes, tests pass, and human review passes, the PR is merged and
 ## Becoming a IWC member
 
 Everyone is welcome and can help out with reviewing workflows. Post a comment [here](https://github.com/galaxyproject/iwc/issues/4) with your expertise and we will add you to the IWC organization.
+
+## License
+
+The workflows in this repository have their own license mentioned for every workflow separately.
+The code behind the infrastructure and the website is licensed under the MIT License.
+