diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -560,7 +560,9 @@ section.
     * This feature relies especially on the system being correctly configured. Checkout the *Required system configuration* section
       for details.
 
-## License
+## Copyright notice and license
+Copyright © 2016-2022 Marius Kittler
+
 All code is licensed under [GPL-2-or-later](LICENSE). This does *not* apply to
 code contained in Git repositories included as Git submodule (which contain
 their own README and licensing information).