diff --git a/.github/workflows/deps.yml b/.github/workflows/deps.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e96af9f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/deps.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+name: deps
+
+on:
+    push:
+        branches: [main]
+    pull_request:
+        branches: [main]
+    schedule: [cron: "00 00 * * *"]
+
+jobs:
+    cargo-deny:
+        name: cargo deny check
+        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        timeout-minutes: 30
+        steps:
+            - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+            - uses: EmbarkStudios/cargo-deny-action@v1
+              with:
+                  command: check all
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diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 4e180c9b..41440c48 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "foundry-compilers"
 authors = ["Foundry Maintainers"]
 version = "0.1.0"
 readme = "README.md"
+license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 description = "Utilities for working with solidity compilers, namely solc"
 keywords = ["foundry", "solidity", "solc", "ethereum", "ethers"]
 edition = "2021"
diff --git a/deny.toml b/deny.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8b00f2f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deny.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+# This section is considered when running `cargo deny check advisories`
+# More documentation for the advisories section can be found here:
+# https://embarkstudios.github.io/cargo-deny/checks/advisories/cfg.html
+[advisories]
+vulnerability = "deny"
+unmaintained = "warn"
+unsound = "warn"
+yanked = "warn"
+notice = "warn"
+
+# This section is considered when running `cargo deny check bans`.
+# More documentation about the 'bans' section can be found here:
+# https://embarkstudios.github.io/cargo-deny/checks/bans/cfg.html
+[bans]
+# Lint level for when multiple versions of the same crate are detected
+multiple-versions = "warn"
+# Lint level for when a crate version requirement is `*`
+wildcards = "deny"
+highlight = "all"
+# List of crates to deny
+deny = [
+    # Each entry the name of a crate and a version range. If version is
+    # not specified, all versions will be matched.
+    #{ name = "ansi_term", version = "=0.11.0" },
+]
+# Certain crates/versions that will be skipped when doing duplicate detection.
+skip = []
+# Similarly to `skip` allows you to skip certain crates during duplicate
+# detection. Unlike skip, it also includes the entire tree of transitive
+# dependencies starting at the specified crate, up to a certain depth, which is
+# by default infinite
+skip-tree = []
+
+[licenses]
+unlicensed = "deny"
+confidence-threshold = 0.9
+# copyleft = "deny"
+
+# List of explicitly allowed licenses
+# See https://spdx.org/licenses/ for list of possible licenses
+# [possible values: any SPDX 3.7 short identifier (+ optional exception)].
+allow = [
+    "MIT",
+    "MIT-0",
+    "Apache-2.0",
+    "Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception",
+    "BSD-2-Clause",
+    "BSD-3-Clause",
+    "ISC",
+    "Unicode-DFS-2016",
+    "Unlicense",
+    "MPL-2.0",
+    # https://github.com/briansmith/ring/issues/902
+    "LicenseRef-ring",
+    # https://github.com/briansmith/webpki/issues/148
+    "LicenseRef-webpki",
+]
+
+# Allow 1 or more licenses on a per-crate basis, so that particular licenses
+# aren't accepted for every possible crate as with the normal allow list
+exceptions = [
+    # CC0 is a permissive license but somewhat unclear status for source code
+    # so we prefer to not have dependencies using it
+    # https://tldrlegal.com/license/creative-commons-cc0-1.0-universal
+    { allow = ["CC0-1.0"], name = "tiny-keccak" },
+    { allow = ["CC0-1.0"], name = "trezor-client" },
+    { allow = ["CC0-1.0"], name = "constant_time_eq" },
+]
+
+[[licenses.clarify]]
+name = "ring"
+expression = "LicenseRef-ring"
+license-files = [{ path = "LICENSE", hash = 0xbd0eed23 }]
+
+[[licenses.clarify]]
+name = "webpki"
+expression = "LicenseRef-webpki"
+license-files = [{ path = "LICENSE", hash = 0x001c7e6c }]
+
+[[licenses.clarify]]
+name = "rustls-webpki"
+expression = "LicenseRef-webpki"
+license-files = [{ path = "LICENSE", hash = 0x001c7e6c }]
+
+# This section is considered when running `cargo deny check sources`.
+# More documentation about the 'sources' section can be found here:
+# https://embarkstudios.github.io/cargo-deny/checks/sources/cfg.html
+[sources]
+# Lint level for what to happen when a crate from a crate registry that is not
+# in the allow list is encountered
+unknown-registry = "deny"
+# Lint level for what to happen when a crate from a git repository that is not
+# in the allow list is encountered
+unknown-git = "deny"
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