diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e587dc41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+VARIOUS
+-------
+Individual firmware binaries are released under licenses described in `WHENCE`.
diff --git a/check_whence.py b/check_whence.py
index 1fece4f4..42480892 100755
--- a/check_whence.py
+++ b/check_whence.py
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ def main():
             ".pre-commit-config.yaml",
             "Dockerfile",
             "Makefile",
+            "LICENSE",
             "README.md",
             "WHENCE",
             "build_packages.py",