diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9525b5a..3065f89 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/), and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [Unreleased]
+
+### Changed
+
+- **POTENTIALLY BREAKING:** licence changed to BSD 3-Clause License
+
 ## [1.6.2] - 2021-06-29
 
 ### Security
@@ -185,6 +191,7 @@ Initial release of shareon
 - Add Telegram button
 - Add Twitter button
 
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/NickKaramoff/shareon/compare/v1.6.2...HEAD
 [1.6.2]: https://github.com/NickKaramoff/shareon/compare/v1.6.1...v1.6.2
 [1.6.1]: https://github.com/NickKaramoff/shareon/compare/v1.6.0...v1.6.1
 [1.6.0]: https://github.com/NickKaramoff/shareon/compare/v1.5.0...v1.6.0
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
index ae20dbc..9610c15 100644
--- a/LICENSE
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -1,21 +1,29 @@
-MIT License
+BSD 3-Clause License
 
-Copyright (c) 2020-2021 Nikita Karamov
+Copyright (c) 2020, Nikita Karamov
+All rights reserved.
 
-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:
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
 
-The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
-copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this
+   list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
 
-THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
-IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
-FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
-AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
-LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
-OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
-SOFTWARE.
+2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
+   this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
+   and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+
+3. Neither the name of the copyright holder nor the names of its
+   contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+   this software without specific prior written permission.
+
+THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
+AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
+DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
+FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
+DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR
+SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER
+CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY,
+OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6c5d28f..8f8ea5a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ Here are all the custom parameters in their glory:
 
 ## License
 
-MIT © [Nikita Karamov](https://karamoff.dev)
+BSD-3-Clause © [Nikita Karamov](https://karamoff.dev)
 
 shareon logo is the [Postal Horn emoji](https://github.com/googlefonts/noto-emoji/blob/v2020-09-16-unicode13_1/svg/emoji_u1f4ef.svg) from [Noto Emoji](https://github.com/googlefonts/noto-emoji/tree/v2020-09-16-unicode13_1), which is licensed under the [Apache License v2.0](https://github.com/googlefonts/noto-emoji/blob/v2020-09-16-unicode13_1/LICENSE).
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0d30186..b0e6094 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "shareon",
   "version": "1.6.2",
   "description": "Lightweight, stylish and ethical share buttons for popular social networks",
-  "license": "MIT",
+  "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
   "homepage": "https://shareon.js.org",
   "keywords": [
     "share buttons",