diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 28a9d605b6..6833778a7e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -175,6 +175,14 @@
       <geronimo-annotation_1.2_spec.version>1.0</geronimo-annotation_1.2_spec.version>
    </properties>
 
+   <licenses>
+      <license>
+         <name>Apache License 2.0</name>
+         <url>http://repository.jboss.org/licenses/apache-2.0.txt</url>
+         <distribution>repo</distribution>
+      </license>
+   </licenses>
+
    <scm>
       <connection>scm:git:http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/activemq-artemis.git</connection>
       <developerConnection>scm:git:https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/activemq-artemis.git</developerConnection>