diff --git a/LICENSE.txt b/LICENSE.txt
index 625b94f65..77f46e065 100644
--- a/LICENSE.txt
+++ b/LICENSE.txt
@@ -1,12 +1,5 @@
-The MIT License (MIT)
-
 Copyright (c) 2018 Serverless, Inc. http://www.serverless.com
 
-The following license applies to all parts of this software except as
-documented below:
-
-====
-
 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
@@ -24,10 +17,3 @@ 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.
-
-====
-
-All files located in the node_modules and external directories are
-externally maintained libraries used by this software which have their
-own licenses; we recommend you read them, as their terms may differ from
-the terms above.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cd9790c0f..7daee316c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ Serverless is an MIT open-source project, actively maintained by a full-time, ve
 * [Contributing](#contributing)
 * [Community](#community)
 * [Consultants](#consultants)
+* [Licensing](#licensing)
 * [Previous Version 0.5.x](#v.5)
 
 ## <a name="quick-start"></a>Quick Start
@@ -432,6 +433,12 @@ These consultants use the Serverless Framework and can help you build your serve
 * [Seraro](http://www.seraro.com/) - Who also runs Atlanta Serverless Meetup  (https://www.meetup.com/Atlanta-CABI-Camp-Cloud-AI-Blockchain-IOT) and Delhi Serverless Meetup (https://www.meetup.com/Delhi-NCR-Serverless-Architecture-Meetup/)
 ----
 
+## <a name="licensing"></a>Licensing
+
+Serverless is licensed under the [MIT License](./LICENSE.txt).
+
+All files located in the node_modules and external directories are externally maintained libraries used by this software which have their own licenses; we recommend you read them, as their terms may differ from the terms in the MIT License.
+
 # <a name="v.5"></a>Previous Serverless Version 0.5.x
 
 You can find projects and plugins relating to version 0.5 [here](./0.5.x-RESOURCES.md). Note that these are not compatible with v1.0 but we are working diligently on updating them. [Guide on building v1.0 plugins](./docs/providers/aws/guide/plugins.md).