diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
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+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2026 5000user5000
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
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+SOFTWARE.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Cloud Native Configuration Management
 
+![Frontend](https://img.shields.io/badge/frontend-React%20%2B%20Vite-61DAFB)
+![Backend](https://img.shields.io/badge/backend-Spring%20Boot-6DB33F)
+![Database](https://img.shields.io/badge/database-PostgreSQL-4169E1)
+![SonarQube](https://img.shields.io/badge/SonarQube-quality%20gate%20passed-brightgreen)
+![Coverage](https://img.shields.io/badge/coverage-80%25%2B-brightgreen)
+![Monitoring](https://img.shields.io/badge/monitoring-GCP%20%2B%20Grafana-orange)
+![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-blue)
+
 Cloud Native Configuration Management is a full-stack configuration governance workspace for project, factory, environment, template, override, export, and change-history workflows.
 
 The repository is organized as a single workspace with a React frontend, a Spring Boot backend, PostgreSQL persistence, automated tests, coverage reports, and SonarQube quality analysis.
@@ -301,3 +309,7 @@ The CI workflow currently covers:
 - frontend dependency install, tests, and build;
 - backend Maven tests;
 - fast feedback for pull requests and branch updates.
+
+## License
+
+This project is licensed under the [MIT License](LICENSE).