diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f65e92ee3a..82adee2e0a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ client.zip
 .vscode
 *.DS_Store
 package-lock.json
+serviceAccountKey.json
 
 # Logs
 logs
diff --git a/LICENSE.txt b/LICENSE.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a5d1724e59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/LICENSE.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+PackRat
+Copyright (C) 2023 Andrew Bierman
+
+This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f1343aa96a..ae5e7a5188 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -68,4 +68,4 @@ Contributions to PackRat are welcome! To contribute, follow these steps:
 
 ## License 📝
 
-PackRat is licensed under the MIT License. See `LICENSE` for more information.
+PackRat is licensed under the terms of the [GNU General Public License v3.0](LICENSE). See `LICENSE` for more information.