diff --git a/projects/plugins/jetpack/changelog/update-jetpack-readme-license b/projects/plugins/jetpack/changelog/update-jetpack-readme-license
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ff238214a7a3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/plugins/jetpack/changelog/update-jetpack-readme-license
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Significance: patch
+Type: other
+Comment: Readme: add license information.
+
+
diff --git a/projects/plugins/jetpack/readme.txt b/projects/plugins/jetpack/readme.txt
index 6d5bdcf52f963..99ea1eb896b6e 100644
--- a/projects/plugins/jetpack/readme.txt
+++ b/projects/plugins/jetpack/readme.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ Stable tag: 12.7
 Requires at least: 6.2
 Requires PHP: 5.6
 Tested up to: 6.4
+License: GPLv2 or later
+License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
 
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