diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2025 elleoma
+
+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/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-## Exploit Lab — README
+## Exploit Lab
 
 Overview
 - Lightweight Docker Compose lab for binary analysis/exploitation built on Kali.
@@ -69,5 +69,4 @@ Customization tips
 - If you need angr, add its build deps and install inside the venv (longer build).
 
 License
-- MIT.
-
+- MIT