diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8ac627bb38..d6f8d6c59a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -395,6 +395,12 @@ install(
     DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/modulefiles/${PROJECT_NAME}
     COMPONENT setup)
 
+install(
+    FILES
+        ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/LICENSE
+    DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DOCDIR}
+    COMPONENT setup)
+
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
 #
 # install
diff --git a/cmake/ConfigCPack.cmake b/cmake/ConfigCPack.cmake
index 5f8ecbbe32..82c354b516 100644
--- a/cmake/ConfigCPack.cmake
+++ b/cmake/ConfigCPack.cmake
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ set(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_PROVIDES
     "${CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_PROVIDES}"
     CACHE STRING "RPM package provides" FORCE)
 
+set(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_LICENSE "MIT")
 set(CPACK_RPM_FILE_NAME "RPM-DEFAULT")
 set(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_RELEASE_DIST ON)
 set(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_AUTOREQPROV ON)