diff --git a/.github/workflows/template_initialization.yaml b/.github/workflows/template_initialization.yaml
index 38106eb..2f69c66 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/template_initialization.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/template_initialization.yaml
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
     - run: mv README.template.md README.md
+    - run: mv LICENSE.template LICENSE
     - name : String replace
       id: id2
       uses: garronej/github_actions_toolkit@master
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Replace tokens in README.MD and package.json
       uses: cschleiden/replace-tokens@v1
       with: 
-        files: '["README.md","package.json"]'
+        files: '["README.md","package.json","LICENSE"]'
       env:
         REPO_NAME: ${{ github.event.repository.name }}
         USER_OR_ORG: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3f701df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2020 Joseph Garrone
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
diff --git a/LICENSE.template b/LICENSE.template
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e007cf1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/LICENSE.template
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2020 GitHub user u/#{USER_OR_ORG}#
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.