diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG.md
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@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 == HEAD
 
 * Add bundled docs (#1154).
+* Add MIT license (#1139).
 * Code format and consistency changes (#1112).
 * Improve `console.log` protection (#1107).
 * Replace hot pink text selection color with a neutral color.
@@ -30,7 +31,8 @@
 * Revert to async snippet for the Google Analytics script.
 * Remove the ant build script (#826).
 * Remove Respond.js (#816).
-* Remove the `test/` directory.
+* Remove the `demo/` directory (#808).
+* Remove the `test/` directory (#808).
 * Remove Google Chrome Frame script for IE6 users; replace with links to Chrome Frame and options for alternative browsers.
 * Remove `initial-scale=1` from the viewport `meta`** (#824).
 * Remove `defer` from all scripts to avoid legacy IE bugs.
diff --git a/LICENSE.md b/LICENSE.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+Copyright (c) HTML5 Boilerplate
+
+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,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -57,8 +57,3 @@ want to write about your project.
 
 Anyone and everyone is welcome to [contribute](/h5bp/html5-boilerplate/blob/master/doc/contribute.md). Hundreds of
 developers have helped make the HTML5 Boilerplate what it is today.
-
-
-## License
-
-The Unlicense (aka: public domain)