diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..62ed9b4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# Licensing
+
+This file provides an overview of licensing in this repository.
+Individual license texts in the `LICENSES/` directory are authoritative.
+
+This repository contains software distributed under multiple open source licenses.
+
+The license for each file is indicated by its SPDX-License-Identifier where present,
+or otherwise a SPDX-License-Identifier within a REUSE.toml in the same filesystem
+directory. Packages also declare their license in their respective `package.json`
+files. The full license texts are available in the `LICENSES/` directory.
+
+No single license applies to all files in this repository.
+
+## Additional note
+
+This project is primarily developed under the Academic Free License 3.0
+(AFL-3.0), with some components under Apache-2.0, and others under more
+permissive licenses such as MIT or 0BSD.
+
+When redistributing Draupnir, you must comply with the terms of each applicable
+license. In practice, this primarily involves preserving license texts and any
+required NOTICE files for Apache-2.0 components.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 133a07dc..2c0fe3b8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -198,6 +198,19 @@ Please see or
 but do not worry too much about following the guidance to the letter. And keep
 that in mind throughout.
 
+## License
+
+This distribution contains components under multiple licenses, including
+Apache-2.0 and AFL-3.0. See [LICENSE](./LICENSE) and LICENSES/ for details.
+
+This project is primarily developed under the Academic Free License 3.0
+(AFL-3.0), with some components under Apache-2.0, and others under more
+permissive licenses such as MIT or 0BSD.
+
+When redistributing Draupnir, you must comply with the terms of each applicable
+license. In practice, this primarily involves preserving license texts and any
+required NOTICE files for Apache-2.0 components.
+
 ## Supported by
 
 ### NLnet
diff --git a/apps/draupnir/package.json b/apps/draupnir/package.json
index e44b6de9..aa49c6af 100644
--- a/apps/draupnir/package.json
+++ b/apps/draupnir/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "main": "lib/index.js",
   "repository": "https://github.com/the-draupnir-project/Draupnir.git",
   "author": "Gnuxie",
-  "license": "AFL-3.0",
+  "license": "SEE LICENSE IN LICENSE",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
     "build": "tsc --project test/tsconfig.json && npm run build:assets",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1f026308..58189dce 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     "url": "git+https://github.com/the-draupnir-project/Draupnir.git"
   },
   "author": "Gnuxie",
-  "license": "AFL-3.0",
+  "license": "SEE LICENSE IN LICENSE",
   "bugs": {
     "url": "https://github.com/the-draupnir-project/Draupnir/issues"
   },