diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..efdacd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+Copyright (c) 2012, Salesforce.com, Inc.
+All rights reserved.
+
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+
+Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+Neither the name of Salesforce.com nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
+THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
diff --git a/lib/rouster.rb b/lib/rouster.rb
index 1bb8b86..c2c6fe3 100644
--- a/lib/rouster.rb
+++ b/lib/rouster.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 class Rouster
 
   # sporadically updated version number
-  VERSION = 0.41
+  VERSION = 0.42
 
   # custom exceptions -- what else do we want them to include/do?
   class FileTransferError    < StandardError; end # thrown by get() and put()
diff --git a/rouster.gemspec b/rouster.gemspec
index 7d2ea35..5b203a7 100755
--- a/rouster.gemspec
+++ b/rouster.gemspec
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.homepage      = 'http://github.com/chorankates/rouster'
   s.summary       = 'Rouster is an abstraction layer for Vagrant'
   s.description   = 'Rouster allows you to programmatically control and interact with your existing Vagrant virtual machines'
+  s.license       = 'BSD 3-Clause'
 
   s.required_rubygems_version = '>= 1.3.6'
   s.rubyforge_project         = 'Rouster'