diff --git a/liquid.gemspec b/liquid.gemspec
index 0e909ca..e4b401e 100644
--- a/liquid.gemspec
+++ b/liquid.gemspec
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.authors     = ["Tobias Luetke"]
   s.email       = ["tobi@leetsoft.com"]
   s.homepage    = "http://www.liquidmarkup.org"
+  s.license     = "MIT"
   #s.description = "A secure, non-evaling end user template engine with aesthetic markup."
 
   s.required_rubygems_version = ">= 1.3.7"