diff --git a/bower.json b/bower.json
index 1de2364e..88302f06 100644
--- a/bower.json
+++ b/bower.json
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "typeahead.js",
+  "license": "MIT",
   "version": "0.11.1",
   "main": "dist/typeahead.bundle.js",
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 376c92af..9bb4ea3b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "typeahead.js",
   "description": "fast and fully-featured autocomplete library",
+  "license": "MIT",
   "keywords": [
     "typeahead",
     "autocomplete"