diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 48cec9fd..f0866202 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
 
 ## Version 7.x *(unreleased)*
 
-## Version 7.0.3 *(unreleased)*
+## Version 7.1.0 *(unreleased)*
 * Add support for ARM64 Windows [#315](https://github.com/node-gradle/gradle-node-plugin/issues/315)
 * Add support for AIX [#320](https://github.com/node-gradle/gradle-node-plugin/issues/320)
+* Add license to publications POM [#319](https://github.com/node-gradle/gradle-node-plugin/issues/319)
 
 ## Version 7.0.2 *(2024-02-02)*
 * Prevent misconfigured `workDir` from removing all unrelated files [#297](https://github.com/node-gradle/gradle-node-plugin/issues/297)
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 807c779e..55ed4cbf 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -182,3 +182,12 @@ pluginBundle {
 tasks.wrapper {
     distributionType = Wrapper.DistributionType.ALL
 }
+
+publishing.publications.withType<MavenPublication>().configureEach {
+    pom.licenses {
+        license {
+            name.set("Apache License, Version 2.0")
+            url.set("http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt")
+        }
+    }
+}