diff --git a/Modbus.Net/ModBus.Net/LICENSE.md b/LICENSE.md
similarity index 100%
rename from Modbus.Net/ModBus.Net/LICENSE.md
rename to LICENSE.md
diff --git a/Modbus.Net/ModBus.Net/ModBus.Net.csproj b/Modbus.Net/ModBus.Net/ModBus.Net.csproj
index 623f181..8a4fa1a 100644
--- a/Modbus.Net/ModBus.Net/ModBus.Net.csproj
+++ b/Modbus.Net/ModBus.Net/ModBus.Net.csproj
@@ -84,9 +84,6 @@
       <LastGenOutput>ConfigurationManager.Designer.cs</LastGenOutput>
     </EmbeddedResource>
   </ItemGroup>
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <None Include="LICENSE.md" />
-  </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
   <!-- To modify your build process, add your task inside one of the targets below and uncomment it. 
        Other similar extension points exist, see Microsoft.Common.targets.
diff --git a/Modbus.Net/Modbus.Net.sln b/Modbus.Net/Modbus.Net.sln
index 16938ec..88f47e6 100644
--- a/Modbus.Net/Modbus.Net.sln
+++ b/Modbus.Net/Modbus.Net.sln
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "Siemens_S7_200.UI.WPF.TaskT
 EndProject
 Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "Solution Items", "Solution Items", "{64472271-8B95-4036-ACF9-C10941C1DB0A}"
 	ProjectSection(SolutionItems) = preProject
+		..\LICENSE.md = ..\LICENSE.md
 		..\README.md = ..\README.md
 	EndProjectSection
 EndProject