diff --git a/LICENSE.md b/LICENSE.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fa8e98b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/LICENSE.md
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# License
+
+(The MIT License)
+
+Copyright (c) 2010-2016 James Coglan
+
+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 7fed67a..6ef7600 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -367,27 +367,3 @@ Returns the WebSocket version in use as a string. Will either be `hixie-75`,
 Returns a string containing the selected subprotocol, if any was agreed upon
 using the `Sec-WebSocket-Protocol` mechanism. This value becomes available after
 `emit('open')` has fired.
-
-
-## License
-
-(The MIT License)
-
-Copyright (c) 2010-2016 James Coglan
-
-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/websocket-driver.gemspec b/websocket-driver.gemspec
index 482ba86..44a020e 100644
--- a/websocket-driver.gemspec
+++ b/websocket-driver.gemspec
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.rdoc_options      = %w[--main README.md --markup markdown]
   s.require_paths     = %w[lib]
 
-  files = %w[README.md CHANGELOG.md] +
+  files = %w[README.md LICENSE.md CHANGELOG.md] +
           Dir.glob('ext/**/*.{c,java,rb}') +
           Dir.glob('{examples,lib}/**/*.rb')