diff --git a/examples/autojoin/Cargo.toml b/examples/autojoin/Cargo.toml
index 011bb517d1e..491914db83e 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 26ff6ff3349..c6660a70004 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 271767ee81b..5b15be635f3 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 96aa9747db5..1592ec9415b 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 4d78fc5f4ef..27ed2f7ebec 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 facea1d0b30..d38c62b74c0 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 a0da86992fb..c06cda8361f 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 ffd0b09ee3a..1b913633080 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 db84d70155e..1ae3bf43227 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 789b5efa071..a5cd1623dfe 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 5d4af394921..30e475ca62e 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 63273840e42..8478f4e7420 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 44f2d6be861..445e5384418 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 5a57c7dc459..0b0466721a1 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 1da831c3c94..0150f4c7718 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 710ddc97236..29098ea9193 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 83ec826ecd1..12d7fa3ce95 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 7b318d6462d..a7a51a7e19d 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 47d71d2ac4f..94f1bae3055 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"