diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index cea64a24..07f72c36 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ HOE = Hoe.spec "puma" do
   self.readme_file    = "README.md"
   self.urls = %w!http://puma.io https://github.com/puma/puma!
 
+  license "BSD"
   developer 'Evan Phoenix', 'evan@phx.io'
 
   spec_extras[:extensions]  = ["ext/puma_http11/extconf.rb"]
diff --git a/puma.gemspec b/puma.gemspec
index 4b97ee35..f1def973 100644
--- a/puma.gemspec
+++ b/puma.gemspec
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.extensions = ["ext/puma_http11/extconf.rb"]
   s.files = `git ls-files`.split($/)
   s.homepage = "http://puma.io"
+  s.license = "BSD"
   s.rdoc_options = ["--main", "README.md"]
   s.require_paths = ["lib"]
   s.required_ruby_version = Gem::Requirement.new(">= 1.8.7")