diff --git a/LICENSE.txt b/LICENSE.md
similarity index 100%
rename from LICENSE.txt
rename to LICENSE.md
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Currently, Bloom only supports AVR8 targets from Microchip. Bloom was designed t
 families and architectures. Support for other target families will be considered as and when requested.
 
 ### License
-Bloom is released under the LGPLv3 license. See LICENSE.txt
+Bloom is released under the LGPLv3 license. See LICENSE.md
 
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