diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index e9e12dd38..204443c4c 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # Contributing
 
+Contributions to this project are [released](https://help.github.com/articles/github-terms-of-service/#6-contributions-under-repository-license) to the public under the [project's open source license](LICENSE.md).
+
 Everyone is welcome to contribute to Hubot. Contributing doesn’t just mean submitting pull requests—there are many different ways for you to get involved, including answering questions in [chat](https://hubot-slackin.herokuapp.com/), reporting or triaging [issues](https://github.com/github/hubot/issues), and participating in the [Hubot Evolution](https://github.com/hubotio/evolution) process.
 
 No matter how you want to get involved, we ask that you first learn what’s expected of anyone who participates in the project by reading the [Contributor Covenant Code of Conduct](http://contributor-covenant.org). By participating, you are expected to uphold this code.