diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d2223c60b6d9124c980166f9c48a748a153a05ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+Copyright 2019 Steven Loria and contributors
+
+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.rst b/README.rst
index 3c338fb0926f82075e9198c7d976506f8a9fc333..7ea9b76738ace37e6e38059d08463e4b93405b28 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ Inspiration
 License
 -------
 
-BSD licensed.
+MIT licensed.
 
 Changelog
 ---------
@@ -229,5 +229,3 @@ Thanks @andreoliw for these contributions.
 - First iteration
 - Bootstrap 3 final
 - Working User model and registration
-
-
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.app_name}}/LICENSE b/{{cookiecutter.app_name}}/LICENSE
index 8c6e816d44f7bfe618e3740e6313de625afcdbfe..db2fd8064221f8e32ebb5c69eb15be9b7192152f 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.app_name}}/LICENSE
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.app_name}}/LICENSE
@@ -1,12 +1,19 @@
-Copyright (c) {% now 'local', '%Y' %}, {{ cookiecutter.full_name }}
-All rights reserved.
+Copyright {% now 'local', '%Y' %} {{ cookiecutter.full_name }}
 
-Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+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:
 
-* Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
 
-* Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
-
-* Neither the name of {{ cookiecutter.project_name }} nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
-
-THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+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/{{cookiecutter.app_name}}/package.json b/{{cookiecutter.app_name}}/package.json
index e139789af085ad01c5ca047bb6ba954c11edea4c..d0a8113e038cbf36734cecbf5169be7ea8a1ab51 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.app_name}}/package.json
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.app_name}}/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     "url": "git+https://github.com/{{cookiecutter.github_username}}/{{cookiecutter.app_name}}.git"
   },
   "author": "{{cookiecutter.full_name}}",
-  "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
+  "license": "MIT",
   "engines": { "node" : ">=4" },
   "bugs": {
     "url": "https://github.com/{{cookiecutter.github_username}}/{{cookiecutter.app_name}}/issues"