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@@ -172,3 +172,21 @@ To give clarity of what is expected of our members, Swift has adopted the
 code of conduct defined by the Contributor Covenant. This document is used
 across many open source communities, and we think it articulates our values
 well. For more, see [the website](https://swift.org/community/#code-of-conduct).
+
+## License
+
+The project is released under the [Apache License, Version 2.0.](LICENSE.txt)
+
+> Copyright 2015 Apple
+>
+> Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+> you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+> You may obtain a copy of the License at
+>
+>  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+>
+> Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+> distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+> WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+> See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+> limitations under the License.