diff --git a/BUILD.bazel b/BUILD.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..99a9de0c6973f807eef1533acc2c557af7912f2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/BUILD.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+load("@rules_license//rules:license.bzl", "license")
+load("@rules_license//rules:package_info.bzl", "package_info")
+
+license(
+    name = "license",
+    license_kinds = [
+        "@rules_license//licenses/spdx:MIT",
+    ],
+    license_text = "//:LICENSE.md",
+    visibility = ["//:__subpackages__"],
+)
+
+# TODO: switch to `current_module_package_info` when released in `rules_license`
+package_info(
+    name = "package_info",
+    visibility = ["//:__subpackages__"],
+)
diff --git a/MODULE.bazel b/MODULE.bazel
index afa3b69f565a2e0e187f812d04001e02b7bcb68f..0973d02876922a4aa76b90c1c4f0fcf0ca62120d 100644
--- a/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/MODULE.bazel
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ bazel_dep(name = "download_utils", version = "1.0.0-beta.2")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_coreutils", version = "1.0.0-beta.6")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_tar", version = "1.0.0-beta.2")
 bazel_dep(name = "ape", version = "1.0.0-beta.12")
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_license", version = "1.0.0")
 
 download_file = use_repo_rule("@download_utils//download/file:defs.bzl", "download_file")
 
diff --git a/REPO.bazel b/REPO.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d4c9ccf4e7d5e8bf973ef1e1d1e7873e7d5c90b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/REPO.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+repo(
+    default_package_metadata = [
+        "//:package_info",
+        "//:license",
+    ],
+)