diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0cf62b9..c234ce8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ logs/
 !docs/*.md
 !tests/README.md
 !.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
-!LICENSE.md
 
 # Project-specific (local scripts and test files)
 test/
diff --git a/LICENSE.md b/LICENSE
similarity index 100%
rename from LICENSE.md
rename to LICENSE