diff --git a/build.psm1 b/build.psm1
index 88ed070ce2..3a8a2b05da 100644
--- a/build.psm1
+++ b/build.psm1
@@ -840,9 +840,6 @@ It consists of a cross-platform command-line shell and associated scripting lang
     $Source = Split-Path -Parent (Get-PSOutput -Options (New-PSOptions -Publish))
     Write-Verbose "Packaging $Source"
 
-    Write-Verbose "Copy license and third party notice to $Source"
-    Copy-Item "$PSScriptRoot\LICENSE.txt" "$Source" -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
-
     if ($IsWindows) {
         # Product Guid needs to be unique for every PowerShell version to allow SxS install
         $productGuid = [guid]::NewGuid()
diff --git a/src/powershell-unix/project.json b/src/powershell-unix/project.json
index aaf2f5a422..37bd8a9037 100644
--- a/src/powershell-unix/project.json
+++ b/src/powershell-unix/project.json
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
             "include": [
                 "*.so",
                 "*.dylib",
+                "../../LICENSE.txt",
                 "../../powershell.version"
             ]
         },
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@
         "include": [
             "*.so",
             "*.dylib",
+            "../../LICENSE.txt",
             "../../powershell.version"
         ]
     },
diff --git a/src/powershell-win-core/project.json b/src/powershell-win-core/project.json
index 6a64140c5b..adcfcf850e 100644
--- a/src/powershell-win-core/project.json
+++ b/src/powershell-win-core/project.json
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
                 }
             },
             "include": [
+            "../../LICENSE.txt",
                 "../../powershell.version"
             ]
         },
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@
             "pwrshplugin.dll",
             "pwrshplugin.pdb",
             "Install-PowerShellRemoting.ps1",
+            "../../LICENSE.txt",
             "../../powershell.version"
         ]
     },