diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ac3bc7b9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+Copyright (c) 2021-2024 ALEPH.IM SAS
+
+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/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index dbfecee92..4619dbd82 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@ dynamic = ["version"]
 description = "Aleph.im VM execution engine"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.9"
-license = "MIT"
+license = {file = "LICENSE"}
 keywords = []
 authors = [
   { name="Hugo Herter", email="git@hugoherter.com" },
 ]
 classifiers = [
-  "Development Status :: 3 - Alpha",
+  "Development Status :: 4 - Beta",
   "Environment :: Console",
   "Framework :: aiohttp",
   "Intended Audience :: Information Technology",