@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 0.31.1: Apache License 2.0
+
+- **License changed from MIT to Apache-2.0.** A new `NOTICE` file credits
+  Shadowfetch as ShadowCode's original creator; copies and derivative works
+  must carry it (section 4(d)). The AppImage and deb ship it as
+  `ShadowCode-NOTICE` next to `ShadowCode-LICENSE`, and the package check
+  requires it. Releases up to 0.31.0 remain available under MIT.
+
 ## 0.31.0: Allowance, keep going on a local model, Compare
 
 - **Allowance.** A status-bar button and panel (`GET /api/allowance`) list
 
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ default-members = ["native/core"]
 resolver = "2"
 
 [workspace.package]
-version = "0.31.0"
+version = "0.31.1"
 edition = "2021"
 rust-version = "1.95"
-license = "MIT"
+license = "Apache-2.0"
 repository = "https://github.com/Shadowfetchapps/ShadowCode"
 
 [profile.release]
 
@@ -1,21 +1,202 @@
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@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+ShadowCode
+Copyright 2026 Shadowfetch
+
+ShadowCode was originally created by Shadowfetch.
+https://github.com/Shadowfetchapps/ShadowCode
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (see LICENSE). Any copy or
+derivative work you distribute must include this NOTICE file (section 4(d)).
+The license does not grant permission to use the name "ShadowCode" for
+other products (section 6).
+
+Third-party components keep their own licenses; see licenses/native.
@@ -26,15 +26,15 @@ need Ollama, LM Studio or any other model server.
   ShadowCode's own tools can be rewound.
 
 Release history is in [CHANGELOG.md](CHANGELOG.md). What's new in this release:
-[0.31.0 release notes](docs/RELEASE_NOTES.md).
+[0.31.1 release notes](docs/RELEASE_NOTES.md).
 
 ## Install
 
 Releases target x86_64 Linux with glibc 2.39 or newer (Ubuntu 24.04 or later).
 Download from [GitHub releases](https://github.com/Shadowfetchapps/ShadowCode/releases/latest):
 
-- `ShadowCode_0.31.0_amd64.AppImage`
-- `ShadowCode_0.31.0_amd64.deb`
+- `ShadowCode_0.31.1_amd64.AppImage`
+- `ShadowCode_0.31.1_amd64.deb`
 - `SHA256SUMS`
 
 ### AppImage (recommended)
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ from a checkout of this repository:
 ```bash
 sha256sum --ignore-missing -c SHA256SUMS
 git clone https://github.com/Shadowfetchapps/ShadowCode.git
-./ShadowCode/scripts/install-appimage.sh ~/Downloads/ShadowCode_0.31.0_amd64.AppImage
+./ShadowCode/scripts/install-appimage.sh ~/Downloads/ShadowCode_0.31.1_amd64.AppImage
 ```
 
 [`scripts/install-appimage.sh`](scripts/install-appimage.sh):
@@ -65,14 +65,14 @@ git clone https://github.com/Shadowfetchapps/ShadowCode.git
   AppImages only after a successful install.
 
 To run the AppImage without installing it:
-`./ShadowCode_0.31.0_amd64.AppImage --appimage-extract-and-run`. FUSE is not
+`./ShadowCode_0.31.1_amd64.AppImage --appimage-extract-and-run`. FUSE is not
 required.
 
 ### Debian package
 
 ```bash
 sha256sum --ignore-missing -c SHA256SUMS
-sudo apt install ./ShadowCode_0.31.0_amd64.deb
+sudo apt install ./ShadowCode_0.31.1_amd64.deb
 ```
 
 The deb installs `shadowcode` and the same llama.cpp runtime in
@@ -385,4 +385,11 @@ throwaway profile has no `secrets.env`.
   [MCP](docs/NATIVE_MCP.md).
 - Package notices: [licenses/native](licenses/native/README.md).
 
-[MIT](LICENSE) · Copyright 2026 Shadowfetch
+## License
+
+ShadowCode is licensed under the [Apache License 2.0](LICENSE) · Copyright
+2026 Shadowfetch. If you share a copy or a modified version, include the
+[NOTICE](NOTICE) file, which credits Shadowfetch as ShadowCode's original
+creator, and mark the files you changed. The license doesn't grant use of
+the ShadowCode name for other products. Releases up to 0.31.0 were
+published under the MIT License.
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
-ShadowCode 0.31.0 shows how much of every plan is left, keeps working on a
-model on your computer when a plan runs out, and can race 2 or 3 models on the
-same task so you keep the best result. The 0.30.2 notes follow below.
+ShadowCode 0.31.1 moves to the Apache License 2.0. Nothing else changes from
+0.31.0, whose notes follow below.
+
+## Changed in 0.31.1
+
+- **Apache License 2.0.** ShadowCode is now Apache-2.0 licensed instead of
+  MIT. A new NOTICE file credits Shadowfetch as the original creator, and
+  anyone sharing a copy or a modified version must include it. Releases up to
+  0.31.0 remain available under MIT.
 
 ## New in 0.31.0
 
@@ -175,9 +181,9 @@ runtime that ships with the app.
 
 ## Downloads
 
-- `ShadowCode_0.31.0_amd64.AppImage`
-- `ShadowCode_0.31.0_amd64.deb`
-- `ShadowCode_0.31.0_appimage-runtime-sources.tar.gz`
+- `ShadowCode_0.31.1_amd64.AppImage`
+- `ShadowCode_0.31.1_amd64.deb`
+- `ShadowCode_0.31.1_appimage-runtime-sources.tar.gz`
 - `SHA256SUMS`
 
 Builds are for x86_64 Linux with glibc 2.39 or newer (Ubuntu 24.04 or later).
 
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@ Keywords=agent;llm;coding;shadowfetch;
 StartupNotify=true
 StartupWMClass=shadowcode
 X-GNOME-UsesNotifications=true
-X-ShadowCode-Version=0.31.0
+X-ShadowCode-Version=0.31.1
@@ -81,7 +81,11 @@ async function verifyNotices(directory, includeSystem) {
     llama.notices.some((notice) => notice.file.endsWith("/llama.cpp-LICENSE")),
     "The llama.cpp MIT notice must be shipped",
   );
-  const files = [application.projectLicense];
+  assert.ok(
+    application.projectNotice?.file === "ShadowCode-NOTICE",
+    "ShadowCode's NOTICE must be shipped with its license",
+  );
+  const files = [application.projectLicense, application.projectNotice];
   for (const pkg of application.packages) {
     assert.ok(
       pkg.name && pkg.version && pkg.notices.length,