diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
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+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2026 PANDA Project 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
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -48,3 +48,7 @@ Die Buchstaben `A-Z` und `a-z` werden zyklisch verschoben. Beispiel: `Z + 1 = A`
 - `Program.cs` – Programmquellcode
 - `Installer.cs` / `Uninstaller.cs` – Setupquellcode
 - `build.ps1` / `Tests.cs` – Build und automatische Tests
+
+## Lizenz
+
+PANDA wird unter der [MIT-Lizenz](LICENSE) veröffentlicht. Nutzung, Veränderung und Weitergabe sind erlaubt, sofern der Lizenz- und Urheberhinweis erhalten bleibt.