diff --git a/pg_metadata/install/sql/pgmetadata/70_COMMENT.sql b/pg_metadata/install/sql/pgmetadata/70_COMMENT.sql
index 543099a5..aa1c3de4 100755
--- a/pg_metadata/install/sql/pgmetadata/70_COMMENT.sql
+++ b/pg_metadata/install/sql/pgmetadata/70_COMMENT.sql
@@ -207,6 +207,10 @@ COMMENT ON COLUMN pgmetadata.dataset.data_last_update IS 'Date of the last modif
 COMMENT ON COLUMN pgmetadata.dataset.themes IS 'List of themes';
 
 
+-- dataset.license_attribution
+COMMENT ON COLUMN pgmetadata.dataset.license_attribution IS 'Attribution, e.g. giving credit for CC-by license, name of licensor, or license number';
+
+
 -- dataset_contact
 COMMENT ON TABLE pgmetadata.dataset_contact IS 'Pivot table between dataset and contacts.';
 
diff --git a/pg_metadata/install/sql/upgrade/upgrade_to_1.3.0.sql b/pg_metadata/install/sql/upgrade/upgrade_to_1.3.0.sql
index 6090fdbc..e55da539 100644
--- a/pg_metadata/install/sql/upgrade/upgrade_to_1.3.0.sql
+++ b/pg_metadata/install/sql/upgrade/upgrade_to_1.3.0.sql
@@ -120,6 +120,8 @@ DROP TABLE pgmetadata.t_glossary;
 
 ALTER TABLE pgmetadata.dataset ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS license_attribution text;
 
+COMMENT ON COLUMN pgmetadata.dataset.license_attribution IS 'Attribution, e.g. giving credit for CC-by license, name of licensor, or license number';
+
 CREATE OR REPLACE VIEW pgmetadata.v_dataset AS
  WITH glossary AS (
          SELECT COALESCE(current_setting('pgmetadata.locale'::text, true), 'en'::text) AS locale,