diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 708a9cc38..f67abda08 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -611,8 +611,8 @@ set (CPACK_PACKAGE_VENDOR "Sony Pictures Imageworks")
 set (CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION_SUMMARY "OpenShadingLanguage is...")
 set (CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION_FILE "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/doc/Description.txt")
 set (CPACK_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME OSL-${OSL_LIBRARY_VERSION_MAJOR}.${OSL_LIBRARY_VERSION_MINOR}.${OSL_LIBRARY_VERSION_PATCH}-${platform})
-file (COPY "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/LICENSE.md" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}")
-file (RENAME "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/LICENSE.md" "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/License.txt")
+file (COPY "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/LICENSE" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}")
+file (RENAME "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/LICENSE" "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/License.txt")
 set (CPACK_RESOURCE_FILE_LICENSE "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/License.txt")
 file (COPY "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/README.md" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}")
 file (RENAME "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/README.md" "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/Readme.txt")
diff --git a/LICENSE.md b/LICENSE
similarity index 100%
rename from LICENSE.md
rename to LICENSE
diff --git a/src/doc/CMakeLists.txt b/src/doc/CMakeLists.txt
index ca809ca2a..9f8dcd26f 100644
--- a/src/doc/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/doc/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ set (public_docs osl-languagespec.pdf)
 
 install (FILES ${public_docs} DESTINATION doc COMPONENT documentation)
 
-install ( FILES "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/LICENSE.md"
+install ( FILES "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/LICENSE"
                 "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/INSTALL.md"
                 "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/CHANGES.md"
                 "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/README.md"