diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a210eda16f..41e75af091 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     "build-and-package": "lerna run --scope 'cdktf*' --scope @cdktf/* build,package && tools/collect-dist.sh",
     "build": "lerna run --scope 'cdktf*' --scope @cdktf/* build",
     "format": "prettier --cache --write .",
+    "prepackage": "yarn copy-license:scoped && yarn copy-license:unscoped",
     "package": "lerna run package && tools/collect-dist.sh",
     "package:python": "lerna run package:python && tools/collect-dist.sh",
     "package:java": "lerna run package:java && tools/collect-dist.sh",
@@ -47,7 +48,9 @@
     "generate-docs:translations": "cd tools/documentation-code-snippets && yarn && yarn update-snippets && cd ../../ && yarn run format",
     "generate-docs": "yarn generate-docs:translations && yarn generate-docs:api",
     "generate-function-bindings": "cd tools/generate-function-bindings && yarn && yarn fetch-metadata && yarn generate",
-    "generate-license-notices": "lerna run --scope 'cdktf*' --scope @cdktf/* generate-license-notices"
+    "generate-license-notices": "lerna run --scope 'cdktf*' --scope @cdktf/* generate-license-notices",
+    "copy-license:scoped": "lerna exec --scope @cdktf/* cp ../../../LICENSE LICENSE.txt",
+    "copy-license:unscoped": "lerna exec --scope 'cdktf*' cp ../../LICENSE LICENSE.txt"
   },
   "workspaces": {
     "packages": [
diff --git a/packages/@cdktf/cli-core/.gitignore b/packages/@cdktf/cli-core/.gitignore
index 7bded84c7a..2e1e66ad9f 100644
--- a/packages/@cdktf/cli-core/.gitignore
+++ b/packages/@cdktf/cli-core/.gitignore
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@
 .yalc
 yalc.lock
 bundle
-!ambient.d.ts
\ No newline at end of file
+!ambient.d.ts
+LICENSE**
diff --git a/packages/@cdktf/commons/.gitignore b/packages/@cdktf/commons/.gitignore
index 7bded84c7a..2e1e66ad9f 100644
--- a/packages/@cdktf/commons/.gitignore
+++ b/packages/@cdktf/commons/.gitignore
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@
 .yalc
 yalc.lock
 bundle
-!ambient.d.ts
\ No newline at end of file
+!ambient.d.ts
+LICENSE**
diff --git a/packages/@cdktf/hcl-tools/.gitignore b/packages/@cdktf/hcl-tools/.gitignore
index f481098a7e..87a56c59df 100644
--- a/packages/@cdktf/hcl-tools/.gitignore
+++ b/packages/@cdktf/hcl-tools/.gitignore
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@
 **/*wasm.gz
 tsconfig.tsbuildinfo
 wasm.md
-!tsconfig.json
\ No newline at end of file
+!tsconfig.json
+LICENSE**
diff --git a/packages/@cdktf/hcl2cdk/.gitignore b/packages/@cdktf/hcl2cdk/.gitignore
index 3f4e6df8a2..dae655329a 100644
--- a/packages/@cdktf/hcl2cdk/.gitignore
+++ b/packages/@cdktf/hcl2cdk/.gitignore
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ tsconfig.tsbuildinfo
 cdktf-convert-*
 cdktf-provider*
 !ambient.d.ts
+LICENSE**
diff --git a/packages/@cdktf/hcl2json/.gitignore b/packages/@cdktf/hcl2json/.gitignore
index f481098a7e..87a56c59df 100644
--- a/packages/@cdktf/hcl2json/.gitignore
+++ b/packages/@cdktf/hcl2json/.gitignore
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@
 **/*wasm.gz
 tsconfig.tsbuildinfo
 wasm.md
-!tsconfig.json
\ No newline at end of file
+!tsconfig.json
+LICENSE**
diff --git a/packages/@cdktf/provider-generator/.gitignore b/packages/@cdktf/provider-generator/.gitignore
index 503b19ce75..fd39991d12 100644
--- a/packages/@cdktf/provider-generator/.gitignore
+++ b/packages/@cdktf/provider-generator/.gitignore
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ tsconfig.tsbuildinfo
 edge-provider-bindings
 cdktf-provider-generator-*.tgz
 !test/generate-provider-tests.js
-!ambient.d.ts
\ No newline at end of file
+!ambient.d.ts
+LICENSE**
diff --git a/packages/@cdktf/provider-schema/.gitignore b/packages/@cdktf/provider-schema/.gitignore
index 7bded84c7a..2e1e66ad9f 100644
--- a/packages/@cdktf/provider-schema/.gitignore
+++ b/packages/@cdktf/provider-schema/.gitignore
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@
 .yalc
 yalc.lock
 bundle
-!ambient.d.ts
\ No newline at end of file
+!ambient.d.ts
+LICENSE**
diff --git a/packages/cdktf-cli/.gitignore b/packages/cdktf-cli/.gitignore
index 7bded84c7a..2e1e66ad9f 100644
--- a/packages/cdktf-cli/.gitignore
+++ b/packages/cdktf-cli/.gitignore
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@
 .yalc
 yalc.lock
 bundle
-!ambient.d.ts
\ No newline at end of file
+!ambient.d.ts
+LICENSE**
diff --git a/packages/cdktf/.gitignore b/packages/cdktf/.gitignore
index d2a9b1ba7e..89c7b771d2 100644
--- a/packages/cdktf/.gitignore
+++ b/packages/cdktf/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-  
 dist/
 tsconfig.json
 tsconfig.tsbuildinfo
 .jsii
-!scripts/generate-documentation.js
\ No newline at end of file
+!scripts/generate-documentation.js
+LICENSE**