diff --git a/autoload/SpaceVim.vim b/autoload/SpaceVim.vim
index 30a41b2ea..403fa909f 100644
--- a/autoload/SpaceVim.vim
+++ b/autoload/SpaceVim.vim
@@ -2007,6 +2007,17 @@ endfunction
 " We encourage you to participate in SpaceVim's development.
 " We have some guidelines that we need all contributors to follow.
 
+""
+" @section License, dev-license
+" @parentsection dev
+" The license is GPLv3 for all the parts of SpaceVim. This includes:
+" 1. The initialization and core files.
+" 2. All the layer files.
+" 3. The documentation
+"
+" For files not belonging to SpaceVim like bundle packages,
+" refer to the header file. Those files should not have an empty header,
+" we may not accept code without a proper header file.
 
 ""
 " @section commit-style-guide, dev-commit-style-guide
diff --git a/doc/SpaceVim.txt b/doc/SpaceVim.txt
index d523b0332..b24c473af 100644
--- a/doc/SpaceVim.txt
+++ b/doc/SpaceVim.txt
@@ -283,8 +283,9 @@ CONTENTS                                                   *SpaceVim-contents*
       20. vim#message...............................|SpaceVim-api-vim-message|
       21. vim#window.................................|SpaceVim-api-vim-window|
   10. Development...............................................|SpaceVim-dev|
-      1. commit-style-guide..................|SpaceVim-dev-commit-style-guide|
-      2. merge requese............................|SpaceVim-dev-merge-request|
+      1. License........................................|SpaceVim-dev-license|
+      2. commit-style-guide..................|SpaceVim-dev-commit-style-guide|
+      3. merge requese............................|SpaceVim-dev-merge-request|
   11. FAQ.......................................................|SpaceVim-faq|
   12. Changelog...........................................|SpaceVim-changelog|
 
@@ -6934,6 +6935,18 @@ SpaceVim is a joint effort of all contributors. We encourage you to
 participate in SpaceVim's development. We have some guidelines that we need
 all contributors to follow.
 
+==============================================================================
+LICENSE                                                 *SpaceVim-dev-license*
+
+The license is GPLv3 for all the parts of SpaceVim. This includes:
+  1. The initialization and core files.
+  2. All the layer files.
+  3. The documentation
+
+For files not belonging to SpaceVim like bundle packages, refer to the header
+file. Those files should not have an empty header, we may not accept code
+without a proper header file.
+
 ==============================================================================
 COMMIT-STYLE-GUIDE                           *SpaceVim-dev-commit-style-guide*