diff --git a/github-linguist.gemspec b/github-linguist.gemspec
index 8e043857..bdba3e6b 100644
--- a/github-linguist.gemspec
+++ b/github-linguist.gemspec
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.homepage = "https://github.com/github/linguist"
   s.license  = "MIT"
 
-  s.files = Dir['lib/**/*'] - ['lib/linguist/grammars.rb']
+  s.files = Dir['lib/**/*'] - ['lib/linguist/grammars.rb'] + ['LICENSE']
   s.executables = ['linguist', 'git-linguist']
 
   s.add_dependency 'charlock_holmes', '~> 0.7.3'