diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
index 4503aac2..e582d1c3 100644
--- a/LICENSE
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -1,24 +1,16 @@
-The MIT License (MIT)
-
 Copyright (c) 2016 Gerasimos Maropoulos
 
-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:
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
 
-The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
-copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 
-THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
-IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
-FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
-AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
-LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
-OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
-SOFTWARE.
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
 
 
 Third-party packages licenses,
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a93da61d..452d5131 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
  <a href="https://www.gitbook.com/book/kataras/iris/details"><img  width="600" src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/iris-contrib/website/gh-pages/assets/book/cover_6_flat_alpha.png"></a>
 
-<br/><br/>
+<br/>
 
 <a href="https://travis-ci.org/kataras/iris"><img src="https://img.shields.io/travis/kataras/iris.svg?style=flat-square" alt="Build Status"></a>
 
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
 
 <a href="#"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/platform-Any-ec2eb4.svg?style=flat-square" alt="Platforms"></a>
 
-<a href="https://github.com/kataras/iris/blob/master/LICENSE"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/%20license-MIT-E91E63.svg?style=flat-square" alt="License"></a>
+<a href="https://github.com/kataras/iris/blob/master/LICENSE"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/license-Apache%202.0%20%20-E91E63.svg?style=flat-square" alt="License"></a>
+
 
 <a href="https://golang.org"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/powered_by-Go-3362c2.svg?style=flat-square" alt="Built with GoLang"></a>
 
@@ -27,7 +28,9 @@
 <a href="https://kataras.rocket.chat/channel/iris"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/%20community-chat-00BCD4.svg?style=flat-square" alt="Chat"></a><br/><br/>
 
 
-The <a href="https://github.com/kataras/iris#benchmarks">fastest</a> backend web framework for Go. Easy to <a href="https://www.gitbook.com/book/kataras/iris/details">learn</a>,  while it's highly customizable. <br/>
+The <a href="https://github.com/kataras/iris#benchmarks">fastest</a> backend web framework for Go.
+<br/>
+Easy to <a href="https://www.gitbook.com/book/kataras/iris/details">learn</a>,  while it's highly customizable. <br/>
 Ideally suited for both experienced and novice <b>Developers</b>.
 <br/>
 
@@ -35,7 +38,7 @@ Ideally suited for both experienced and novice <b>Developers</b>.
 
 
 
-Quick look
+Quick Look
 ------------
 
 ```go
@@ -213,13 +216,13 @@ If you are interested in contributing to the Iris project, please see the docume
 License
 ------------
 
-This project is licensed under the MIT License.
+This project is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
 
 License can be found [here](LICENSE).
 
 [Travis Widget]: https://img.shields.io/travis/kataras/iris.svg?style=flat-square
 [Travis]: http://travis-ci.org/kataras/iris
-[License Widget]: https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT%20%20License%20-E91E63.svg?style=flat-square
+[License Widget]: https://img.shields.io/badge/license-Apache%202.0%20%20-E91E63.svg?style=flat-square
 [License]: https://github.com/kataras/iris/blob/master/LICENSE
 [Release Widget]: https://img.shields.io/badge/release-v4.2.3-blue.svg?style=flat-square
 [Release]: https://github.com/kataras/iris/releases