diff --git a/.release/license-mit.md b/.release/license-mit.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5a18056
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.release/license-mit.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+bump: minor
+---
+relicense from PolyForm-Noncommercial-1.0.0 to MIT (adds a LICENSE file)
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b0f4cf1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2026 Robert DeLanghe
+
+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/jsr.json b/jsr.json
index be6981a..29d3499 100644
--- a/jsr.json
+++ b/jsr.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@bounded-systems/door-kit",
   "version": "0.11.0",
-  "license": "PolyForm-Noncommercial-1.0.0",
+  "license": "MIT",
   "exports": {
     "./keeper": "./lib/keeper.ts",
     "./scout": "./lib/scout.ts",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 39ec18e..9928967 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
   "description": "In-box door-client SDK for claude-box's capability doors (keeper/scout/concierge/spawn), over the guest-room protocol.",
-  "license": "PolyForm-Noncommercial-1.0.0",
+  "license": "MIT",
   "author": "Robert DeLanghe (https://github.com/bdelanghe)",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",