diff --git a/conda_forge_python/create_python_package.sh b/conda_forge_python/create_python_package.sh
index 68e593e..03100c5 100755
--- a/conda_forge_python/create_python_package.sh
+++ b/conda_forge_python/create_python_package.sh
@@ -30,5 +30,6 @@ ln -s $(pwd)/../include/vbfa.h ./peer/src/
 
 ln -s $(pwd)/../python/peerPYTHON_wrap.cxx ./peer/src/peerPYTHON_wrap.cpp
 ln -s $(pwd)/../python/peer.py ./peer/
+ln -s $(pwd)/../LICENSE ./peer/
 
 python -m build --sdist peer
diff --git a/cran/package_r_only.sh b/cran/package_r_only.sh
index 8c3676d..55478c5 100644
--- a/cran/package_r_only.sh
+++ b/cran/package_r_only.sh
@@ -36,5 +36,7 @@ ln -s $(pwd)/../R/peer/man ./peer/man
 ln -s $(pwd)/../R/peer/NAMESPACE ./peer/NAMESPACE
 ln -s $(pwd)/../R/peer/R/plot.R ./peer/R/plot.R
 
+ln -s $(pwd)/../LICENSE ./peer/
+
 #3. create .tar.gz with symlinks dereferenced
 R CMD build peer
diff --git a/standalone_python/create_python_package.sh b/standalone_python/create_python_package.sh
index 3da398f..15aad57 100755
--- a/standalone_python/create_python_package.sh
+++ b/standalone_python/create_python_package.sh
@@ -28,5 +28,6 @@ ln -s $(pwd)/../include/vbfa.h ./peer/src/
 
 ln -s $(pwd)/../python/peerPYTHON_wrap.cxx ./peer/src/peerPYTHON_wrap.cpp
 ln -s $(pwd)/../python/peer.py ./peer/
+ln -s $(pwd)/../LICENSE ./peer/
 
 python -m build --sdist peer