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     * [Use Percona XtraBackup](#use-percona-xtrabackup)
 4. [Reference - An under-the-hood peek at what the module is doing and how](REFERENCE.md)
 5. [Limitations - OS compatibility, etc.](#limitations)
-6. [Development - Guide for contributing to the module](#development)
+6. [License](#license)
+7. [Development - Guide for contributing to the module](#development)
 
 ## Module Description
 
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 **Note:** The mysqlbackup.sh does not work and is not supported on MySQL 5.7 and greater.
 
+## License
+
+This codebase is licensed under the Apache2.0 licensing, however due to the nature of the codebase the open source dependencies may also use a combination of [AGPL](https://opensource.org/license/agpl-v3/), [BSD-2](https://opensource.org/license/bsd-2-clause/), [BSD-3](https://opensource.org/license/bsd-3-clause/), [GPL2.0](https://opensource.org/license/gpl-2-0/), [LGPL](https://opensource.org/license/lgpl-3-0/), [MIT](https://opensource.org/license/mit/) and [MPL](https://opensource.org/license/mpl-2-0/) Licensing.
+
 ## Development
 
 We are experimenting with a new tool for running acceptance tests. Its name is [puppet_litmus](https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet_litmus) this replaces beaker as the test runner. To run the acceptance tests follow the [instructions](https://puppetlabs.github.io/litmus/Running-acceptance-tests.html) from the Litmus documentation.