diff --git a/LICENSE-APACHE b/LICENSE-APACHE
index 68cf3e5af3..ba871a1ea0 100644
--- a/LICENSE-APACHE
+++ b/LICENSE-APACHE
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@
       same "printed page" as the copyright notice for easier
       identification within third-party archives.
 
-   Copyright 2023 Settler Labs Inc.
+   Copyright 2024 Settler Labs Inc.
 
    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
    you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/LICENSE-MIT b/LICENSE-MIT
index d4af33560e..4278a58dca 100644
--- a/LICENSE-MIT
+++ b/LICENSE-MIT
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 MIT License
 
-Copyright (c) 2023 Settler Labs Inc.
+Copyright (c) 2024 Settler Labs Inc.
 
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
diff --git a/proto/LICENSE b/proto/LICENSE
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4278a58dca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/proto/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2024 Settler Labs Inc.
+
+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:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+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.