diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..44fe50a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+License:     The MIT License (MIT)
+
+Copyright (c) 2013,2014 Reed Esau
+
+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.
+
+<!-- vim: set tw=74 :-->
diff --git a/colors/pencil.vim b/colors/pencil.vim
index da1d7a1..0c7e43d 100644
--- a/colors/pencil.vim
+++ b/colors/pencil.vim
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 " Name:       pencil.vim
 " Version:    0.6
 " Maintainer: github.com/reedes github.com/mattly
+" License:    The MIT License (MIT)
 
 " Original iA Writer colors, to use as a guide
 " White           #F1F1F1