diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE.md
similarity index 100%
rename from LICENSE
rename to LICENSE.md
diff --git a/src/backend/app/main.py b/src/backend/app/main.py
index b45e5640ed..0c8ac7cd77 100644
--- a/src/backend/app/main.py
+++ b/src/backend/app/main.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ def get_application() -> FastAPI:
         version=__version__,
         license_info={
             "name": "GPL-3.0-only",
-            "url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hotosm/fmtm/main/LICENSE",
+            "url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hotosm/fmtm/main/LICENSE.md",
         },
         debug=settings.DEBUG,
         lifespan=lifespan,