diff --git a/docs/LICENSE.md b/LICENSE.md
similarity index 100%
rename from docs/LICENSE.md
rename to LICENSE.md
diff --git a/MANIFEST b/MANIFEST
index 228a59812..75953c390 100644
--- a/MANIFEST
+++ b/MANIFEST
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ ABOUT-NLS
 ChangeLog
 INSTALL.configure
 INSTALL.md
+LICENSE.md
 MANIFEST
 Makefile.in
 NEWS
@@ -23,7 +24,6 @@ docker/ubuntu/rolling/Dockerfile
 docs/CONTRIBUTING.md
 docs/CONTRIBUTORS.md
 docs/HISTORY.md
-docs/LICENSE.md
 docs/Makefile.in
 docs/SECURITY.md
 docs/TROUBLESHOOTING.md
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d3e4786e6..1e2d3d0f4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ how you can help contribute to sudo.
 ## Copyright
 
 Sudo is distributed under an ISC-style license.
-Please refer to [docs/LICENSE.md](docs/LICENSE.md) for details.
+Please refer to [LICENSE.md](LICENSE.md) for details.
 
 ## Mailing lists