diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c8548e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2026 OpenBeat contributors
+
+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 6593688..c1a2a91 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -47,3 +47,7 @@ Each action is available in both `Quantized` and `Raw Beats` variants.
 - [Development notes](docs/development.md)
 - [Release checklist](docs/release-checklist.md)
 - [Docs index](docs/README.md)
+
+## License
+
+OpenBeat is released under the [MIT License](LICENSE).
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 7dc50ad..aea9144 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ name = "openbeat"
 version = "0.0.2"
 description = "Free and open-source beat editing helpers for DaVinci Resolve Free."
 readme = "README.md"
+license = "MIT"
+license-files = ["LICENSE"]
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
 dependencies = [
   "librosa>=0.11.0",
@@ -14,7 +16,7 @@ dependencies = [
 openbeat = "openbeat.cli:main"
 
 [build-system]
-requires = ["setuptools>=68", "wheel"]
+requires = ["setuptools>=77", "wheel"]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [tool.setuptools.packages.find]