diff --git a/examples/autojoin/Cargo.toml b/examples/autojoin/Cargo.toml
index 011bb517d..491914db8 100644
--- a/examples/autojoin/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/autojoin/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "example-autojoin"
 version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
 publish = false
+license = "Apache-2.0"
 
 [[bin]]
 name = "example-autojoin"
diff --git a/examples/backups/Cargo.toml b/examples/backups/Cargo.toml
index 26ff6ff33..c6660a700 100644
--- a/examples/backups/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/backups/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "example-backups"
 version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
 publish = false
+license = "Apache-2.0"
 
 [[bin]]
 name = "example-backups"
diff --git a/examples/command_bot/Cargo.toml b/examples/command_bot/Cargo.toml
index 271767ee8..5b15be635 100644
--- a/examples/command_bot/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/command_bot/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "example-command-bot"
 version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
 publish = false
+license = "Apache-2.0"
 
 [[bin]]
 name = "example-command-bot"
diff --git a/examples/cross_signing_bootstrap/Cargo.toml b/examples/cross_signing_bootstrap/Cargo.toml
index 96aa9747d..1592ec941 100644
--- a/examples/cross_signing_bootstrap/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/cross_signing_bootstrap/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "example-cross-signing-bootstrap"
 version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
 publish = false
+license = "Apache-2.0"
 
 [[bin]]
 name = "example-cross-signing-bootstrap"
diff --git a/examples/custom_events/Cargo.toml b/examples/custom_events/Cargo.toml
index 4d78fc5f4..27ed2f7eb 100644
--- a/examples/custom_events/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/custom_events/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "example-custom-events"
 version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
 publish = false
+license = "Apache-2.0"
 
 [[bin]]
 name = "example-custom-events"
diff --git a/examples/emoji_verification/Cargo.toml b/examples/emoji_verification/Cargo.toml
index facea1d0b..d38c62b74 100644
--- a/examples/emoji_verification/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/emoji_verification/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "example-emoji-verification"
 version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
 publish = false
+license = "Apache-2.0"
 
 [[bin]]
 name = "example-emoji-verification"
diff --git a/examples/get_profiles/Cargo.toml b/examples/get_profiles/Cargo.toml
index a0da86992..c06cda836 100644
--- a/examples/get_profiles/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/get_profiles/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "example-get-profiles"
 version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
 publish = false
+license = "Apache-2.0"
 
 [[bin]]
 name = "example-get-profiles"
diff --git a/examples/getting_started/Cargo.toml b/examples/getting_started/Cargo.toml
index ffd0b09ee..1b9136330 100644
--- a/examples/getting_started/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/getting_started/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "example-getting-started"
 version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
 publish = false
+license = "Apache-2.0"
 
 [[bin]]
 name = "example-getting-started"
diff --git a/examples/image_bot/Cargo.toml b/examples/image_bot/Cargo.toml
index db84d7015..1ae3bf432 100644
--- a/examples/image_bot/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/image_bot/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "example-image-bot"
 version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
 publish = false
+license = "Apache-2.0"
 
 [[bin]]
 name = "example-image-bot"
diff --git a/examples/login/Cargo.toml b/examples/login/Cargo.toml
index 789b5efa0..a5cd1623d 100644
--- a/examples/login/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/login/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "example-login"
 version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
 publish = false
+license = "Apache-2.0"
 
 [[bin]]
 name = "example-login"
diff --git a/examples/oidc_cli/Cargo.toml b/examples/oidc_cli/Cargo.toml
index 5d4af3949..30e475ca6 100644
--- a/examples/oidc_cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/oidc_cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "example-oidc-cli"
 version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
 publish = false
+license = "Apache-2.0"
 
 [[bin]]
 name = "example-oidc-cli"
diff --git a/examples/persist_session/Cargo.toml b/examples/persist_session/Cargo.toml
index 63273840e..8478f4e74 100644
--- a/examples/persist_session/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/persist_session/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "example-persist-session"
 version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
 publish = false
+license = "Apache-2.0"
 
 [[bin]]
 name = "example-persist-session"
diff --git a/examples/qr-login/Cargo.toml b/examples/qr-login/Cargo.toml
index 44f2d6be8..445e53844 100644
--- a/examples/qr-login/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/qr-login/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "example-qr-login"
 version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
 publish = false
+license = "Apache-2.0"
 
 [[bin]]
 name = "example-qr-login"
diff --git a/examples/secret_storage/Cargo.toml b/examples/secret_storage/Cargo.toml
index 5a57c7dc4..0b0466721 100644
--- a/examples/secret_storage/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/secret_storage/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "example-secret-storage"
 version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
 publish = false
+license = "Apache-2.0"
 
 [[bin]]
 name = "example-secret-storage"
diff --git a/examples/timeline/Cargo.toml b/examples/timeline/Cargo.toml
index 1da831c3c..0150f4c77 100644
--- a/examples/timeline/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/timeline/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "example-timeline"
 version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
 publish = false
+license = "Apache-2.0"
 
 [[bin]]
 name = "example-timeline"
diff --git a/labs/multiverse/Cargo.toml b/labs/multiverse/Cargo.toml
index 710ddc972..29098ea91 100644
--- a/labs/multiverse/Cargo.toml
+++ b/labs/multiverse/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "multiverse"
 version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
 publish = false
+license = "Apache-2.0"
 
 [[bin]]
 name = "multiverse"
diff --git a/testing/matrix-sdk-integration-testing/Cargo.toml b/testing/matrix-sdk-integration-testing/Cargo.toml
index 83ec826ec..12d7fa3ce 100644
--- a/testing/matrix-sdk-integration-testing/Cargo.toml
+++ b/testing/matrix-sdk-integration-testing/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ description = "Internal integration testing for matrix-sdk crate"
 version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
 publish = false
+license = "Apache-2.0"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 anyhow = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/uniffi-bindgen/Cargo.toml b/uniffi-bindgen/Cargo.toml
index 7b318d646..a7a51a7e1 100644
--- a/uniffi-bindgen/Cargo.toml
+++ b/uniffi-bindgen/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "uniffi-bindgen"
 version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
 publish = false
+license = "Apache-2.0"
 
 [dependencies]
 uniffi = { workspace = true, features = ["cli"] }
diff --git a/xtask/Cargo.toml b/xtask/Cargo.toml
index 47d71d2ac..94f1bae30 100644
--- a/xtask/Cargo.toml
+++ b/xtask/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "xtask"
 version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
 publish = false
+license = "Apache-2.0"
 
 [[bin]]
 name = "xtask"