diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 0.2.4.1 — 2026-02-26
+
+- License changed from MIT to BSD-3-Clause
+
 ## 0.2.4.0 — 2026-02-25
 
-- New module: `NovaCache.Base64` — base64 encode/decode re-exported for
-  downstream consumers (nova-nix) so they don't need a direct
-  `base64-bytestring` dependency
+- New module: `NovaCache.Base64` — base64 encode/decode re-exported so
+  downstream consumers don't need a direct `base64-bytestring` dependency
 - No changes to existing modules
 
 ## 0.2.3.0 — 2026-02-23
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
--- a/LICENSE
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -1,21 +1,29 @@
-MIT License
-
 Copyright (c) 2026 Novavero AI
 
-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:
+All rights reserved.
 
-The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
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-SOFTWARE.
+1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
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+
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+
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diff --git a/nova-cache.cabal b/nova-cache.cabal
--- a/nova-cache.cabal
+++ b/nova-cache.cabal
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cabal-version:      3.0
 name:               nova-cache
-version:            0.2.4.0
+version:            0.2.4.1
 synopsis:           Pure Nix binary cache protocol library
 description:
   A focused, minimal, pure-first library implementing the full Nix binary
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   signing, store path handling, content validation — with an optional WAI
   server.
 
-license:            MIT
+license:            BSD-3-Clause
 license-file:       LICENSE
 author:             Devon Tomlin
 maintainer:         devon.tomlin@novavero.ai
diff --git a/src/NovaCache/Base64.hs b/src/NovaCache/Base64.hs
--- a/src/NovaCache/Base64.hs
+++ b/src/NovaCache/Base64.hs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 -- | Base64 encoding and decoding for the Nix ecosystem.
 --
 -- Thin wrappers over @base64-bytestring@, re-exported so downstream
--- packages (nova-nix) don't need a direct dependency on the same lib.
+-- packages don't need a direct dependency on the same lib.
 module NovaCache.Base64
   ( encode,
     decode,