diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index a7ac1443..dcfb2488 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
     "name": "silverstripe/installer",
     "type": "silverstripe-recipe",
     "description": "The SilverStripe Framework Installer",
+    "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
     "require": {
         "php": "^8.3",
         "silverstripe/recipe-plugin": "2.x-dev",