diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
index ac8965951..d61efa4a0 100644
--- a/LICENSE
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -1,21 +1,10 @@
-MIT License
-
-Copyright (c) 2025 Risk Management Center
-
-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,
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-AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
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-OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
-SOFTWARE.
+Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for
+any purpose with or without fee is hereby granted.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL
+WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES
+OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE
+FOR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY
+DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 199bb8615..7bd19855a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # RMC Software Documentation
 
+[![License: 0BSD](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-0BSD-blue.svg)](LICENSE)
+
 This repository contains the official documentation site for the RMC suite of tools, developed and maintained by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Risk Management Center (RMC). The site is built using [Docusaurus](https://docusaurus.io/) and is styled with [Tailwind CSS](https://tailwindcss.com/), customized to align with USACE branding.
 
 The project includes: