diff --git a/transformer_engine/jax/setup.py b/transformer_engine/jax/setup.py
index 2d25242825..678062df91 100644
--- a/transformer_engine/jax/setup.py
+++ b/transformer_engine/jax/setup.py
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@
         shutil.rmtree(build_tools_copy)
     shutil.copytree(build_tools_dir, build_tools_copy)
 
+license_src = current_file_path.parent.parent / "LICENSE"
+license_dst = current_file_path / "LICENSE"
+if license_src.is_file():
+    shutil.copyfile(license_src, license_dst)
+
 
 from build_tools.build_ext import get_build_ext
 from build_tools.utils import copy_common_headers, min_python_version_str
@@ -131,7 +136,10 @@ def get_cuda_major_version() -> int:
         python_requires=f">={min_python_version_str()}",
         install_requires=install_requires,
         tests_require=test_requirements(),
+        license_files=("LICENSE",),
     )
     if any(x in sys.argv for x in (".", "sdist", "bdist_wheel")):
         shutil.rmtree(common_headers_dir)
         shutil.rmtree("build_tools")
+        if license_dst.is_file():
+            license_dst.unlink()
diff --git a/transformer_engine/pytorch/setup.py b/transformer_engine/pytorch/setup.py
index 99f6a99efa..593a3169d9 100644
--- a/transformer_engine/pytorch/setup.py
+++ b/transformer_engine/pytorch/setup.py
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@
         shutil.rmtree(build_tools_copy)
     shutil.copytree(build_tools_dir, build_tools_copy)
 
+license_src = current_file_path.parent.parent / "LICENSE"
+license_dst = current_file_path / "LICENSE"
+if license_src.is_file():
+    shutil.copyfile(license_src, license_dst)
+
 
 from build_tools.build_ext import get_build_ext
 from build_tools.utils import copy_common_headers, min_python_version_str
@@ -177,7 +182,10 @@ def run(self):
         python_requires=f">={min_python_version_str()}",
         install_requires=install_requires,
         tests_require=test_requirements(),
+        license_files=("LICENSE",),
     )
     if any(x in sys.argv for x in (".", "sdist", "bdist_wheel")):
         shutil.rmtree(common_headers_dir)
         shutil.rmtree("build_tools")
+        if license_dst.is_file():
+            license_dst.unlink()