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@@ -9,3 +9,7 @@ The default build configuration includes the [FTS5 extension](https://sqlite.org
 Additionally, the [carray](https://sqlite.org/carray.html), [decimal](https://sqlite.org/floatingpoint.html#the_decimal_c_extension), [ieee754](https://sqlite.org/floatingpoint.html#the_ieee754_c_extension), [series](https://www.sqlite.org/src/file/ext/misc/series.c), [sha3](https://www.sqlite.org/src/file/ext/misc/shathree.c), and [uuid](https://www.sqlite.org/src/file/ext/misc/uuid.c) extensions are statically linked.
 
 The package also includes [shims](Sources/CSQLite/include/csqlite_shims.h) for various C functions not easily accessible from Swift.
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+## License
+
+SQLite is in the [public domain](https://sqlite.org/copyright.html).