diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 3894d1166..12f7ea280 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -6,6 +6,13 @@ Thank you for your interest in contributing to the Devfile Registry! We welcome
 
 Before contributing to this repository for the first time, please review our project's [Code of Conduct](https://github.com/devfile/api/blob/main/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md)
 
+## Certificate of Origin
+
+By contributing to this project you agree to the Developer Certificate of
+Origin (DCO). This document was created by the Linux Kernel community and is a
+simple statement that you, as a contributor, have the legal right to make the
+contribution. See the [DCO](./DCO) file for details.
+
 ## How to Contribute:
 
 ### Issues
diff --git a/DCO b/DCO
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0cdce0c39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DCO
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+Developer Certificate of Origin
+Version 1.1
+
+Copyright (C) 2004, 2006 The Linux Foundation and its contributors.
+1 Letterman Drive
+Suite D4700
+San Francisco, CA, 94129
+
+Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this
+license document, but changing it is not allowed.
+
+
+Developer's Certificate of Origin 1.1
+
+By making a contribution to this project, I certify that:
+
+(a) The contribution was created in whole or in part by me and I
+    have the right to submit it under the open source license
+    indicated in the file; or
+
+(b) The contribution is based upon previous work that, to the best
+    of my knowledge, is covered under an appropriate open source
+    license and I have the right under that license to submit that
+    work with modifications, whether created in whole or in part
+    by me, under the same open source license (unless I am
+    permitted to submit under a different license), as indicated
+    in the file; or
+
+(c) The contribution was provided directly to me by some other
+    person who certified (a), (b) or (c) and I have not modified
+    it.
+
+(d) I understand and agree that this project and the contribution
+    are public and that a record of the contribution (including all
+    personal information I submit with it, including my sign-off) is
+    maintained indefinitely and may be redistributed consistent with
+    this project or the open source license(s) involved.
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 526128b59..7286dd1b9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # registry-support
 
+<div id="header">
+
+[![Apache2.0 License](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-Apache2.0-brightgreen.svg)](LICENSE)
+</div>
+
 Provide support for devfile registries
 
 Issue tracking repo: https://github.com/devfile/api with label area/registry
@@ -51,4 +56,8 @@ $ helm install devfile-registry ./deploy/chart/devfile-registry \
 	--set devfileIndex.tag=latest
 ```
 
-For more information on the Helm chart, consult [its readme](deploy/chart/devfile-registry/README.md).
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+For more information on the Helm chart, consult [its readme](deploy/chart/devfile-registry/README.md).
+
+## Contributing
+
+Please see our [contributing.md](./CONTRIBUTING.md).