diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,4 +11,6 @@ Installation
1. Copy `wordcount.plugin` and `wordcount.py` to `~/.local/share/gedit/plugins`
2. Activate it from gedit's plugins dialogue.
-
+ ## Licences
+ gedit status bar word count plugin is made available under a [GPL3
+ license](https://github.com/cybrkyd/gedit-statusbar-wordcount-plugin/blob/main/LICENSE)