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+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2024 10up
+
+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:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+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.
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 > Performs syntax checks, virus scanning and plugins and themes vulnerability checks for WordPress sites
 
-[![Support Level](https://img.shields.io/badge/support-active-green.svg)](#support-level) [![Release Version](https://img.shields.io/github/release/10up/wp-scanner-action.svg)](https://github.com/10up/wp-scanner-action/releases/latest) [![GPLv3 License](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-GPL%20v3-yellow.svg)](https://github.com/10up/wp-scanner-action/blob/trunk/LICENSE) [![Automated Tests](https://github.com/10up/wp-scanner-action/actions/workflows/tests.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/10up/wp-scanner-action/actions/workflows/tests.yml)
+[![Support Level](https://img.shields.io/badge/support-active-green.svg)](#support-level) [![Release Version](https://img.shields.io/github/release/10up/wp-scanner-action.svg)](https://github.com/10up/wp-scanner-action/releases/latest) [![MIT License](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-yellow.svg)](https://github.com/10up/wp-scanner-action/blob/trunk/LICENSE.md) [![Automated Tests](https://github.com/10up/wp-scanner-action/actions/workflows/tests.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/10up/wp-scanner-action/actions/workflows/tests.yml)
 
 This Github Action performs standard scanning for WordPress sites which includes PHP syntax checks, virus scanning and plugins and themes vulnerabilities scanning.