diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 633b490..14b6d74 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -49,8 +49,11 @@ jobs:
         git tag --list
     - uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v1
       with:
+        # .NET 7 is sadly required for the licenses check tool
+        # https://github.com/tomchavakis/nuget-license/issues/200
         dotnet-version: |
           6.0.x
+          7.0.x
           8.0.x
         source-url: https://nuget.pkg.github.com/elastic/index.json
       env:
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from LICENSE
rename to LICENSE.txt
diff --git a/NOTICE.txt b/NOTICE.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bfdee3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/NOTICE.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Elastic .NET OpenTelemetry Distribution
+Copyright 2012-2024 Elasticsearch B.V.
diff --git a/build/forbidden-license-types.json b/build/forbidden-license-types.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..725a7bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/forbidden-license-types.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+["AGPL-3.0-only", "OSL-3.0", "NPOSL-3.0", "AFL-3.0", "APSL-1.2", "RPSL-1.0", "RPL-1.5", "HPL"]
diff --git a/build/scripts/CommandLine.fs b/build/scripts/CommandLine.fs
index e946bd2..321e6a0 100644
--- a/build/scripts/CommandLine.fs
+++ b/build/scripts/CommandLine.fs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ type Build =
     
     | [<CliPrefix(CliPrefix.None);Hidden;SubCommand>] PristineCheck 
     | [<CliPrefix(CliPrefix.None);Hidden;SubCommand>] GeneratePackages
+    | [<CliPrefix(CliPrefix.None);Hidden;SubCommand>] ValidateLicenses 
     | [<CliPrefix(CliPrefix.None);Hidden;SubCommand>] ValidatePackages 
     | [<CliPrefix(CliPrefix.None);Hidden;SubCommand>] GenerateReleaseNotes 
     | [<CliPrefix(CliPrefix.None);Hidden;SubCommand>] GenerateApiChanges 
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ with
             // steps
             | PristineCheck  
             | GeneratePackages
+            | ValidateLicenses
             | ValidatePackages 
             | GenerateReleaseNotes
             | GenerateApiChanges -> "Undocumented, dependent target"
diff --git a/build/scripts/Targets.fs b/build/scripts/Targets.fs
index da74952..adaff74 100644
--- a/build/scripts/Targets.fs
+++ b/build/scripts/Targets.fs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ let private version _ =
     let version = Software.Version
     printfn $"Informational version: %s{version.AsString}"
     printfn $"Semantic version: %s{version.NormalizeToShorter()}"
-
+    
 let private generatePackages _ = exec { run "dotnet" "pack" }
     
 let private pristineCheck (arguments:ParseResults<Build>) =
@@ -55,6 +55,12 @@ let private test _ =
         )
     } 
 
+let private validateLicenses _ =
+    let args = ["-u"; "-t"; "-i"; "Elastic.OpenTelemetry.sln"; "--use-project-assets-json"
+                "--forbidden-license-types"; "build/forbidden-license-types.json"
+                "--packages-filter"; "#System\..*#";]
+    exec { run "dotnet" (["dotnet-project-licenses"] @ args) }
+
 let private validatePackages _ =
     let packagesPath = Paths.ArtifactPath "package"
     let output = Paths.RelativePathToRoot <| packagesPath.FullName
@@ -124,12 +130,13 @@ let Setup (parsed:ParseResults<Build>) =
         | Release -> 
             Build.Cmd 
                 [PristineCheck; Test]
-                [GeneratePackages; ValidatePackages; GenerateReleaseNotes; GenerateApiChanges]
+                [ValidateLicenses; GeneratePackages; ValidatePackages; GenerateReleaseNotes; GenerateApiChanges]
                 release
             
         // steps
         | PristineCheck -> Build.Step pristineCheck  
         | GeneratePackages -> Build.Step generatePackages
+        | ValidateLicenses -> Build.Step validateLicenses
         | ValidatePackages -> Build.Step validatePackages
         | GenerateReleaseNotes -> Build.Step generateReleaseNotes
         | GenerateApiChanges -> Build.Step generateApiChanges
diff --git a/dotnet-tools.json b/dotnet-tools.json
index bb26c1d..602fd8b 100644
--- a/dotnet-tools.json
+++ b/dotnet-tools.json
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@
       "commands": [
         "nupkg-validator"
       ]
+    },
+    "dotnet-project-licenses": {
+      "version": "2.7.1",
+      "commands": [
+        "dotnet-project-licenses"
+      ]
     }
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Directory.Build.props b/src/Directory.Build.props
index 3822a2f..0f49414 100644
--- a/src/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/src/Directory.Build.props
@@ -17,17 +17,16 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   
   <ItemGroup>
-    <Content Include="README.md" Pack="true" PackagePath="README.md" CopyToOutputDirectory="PreserveNewest"/>
+    <Content Include="README.md" Pack="true" PackagePath="README.md" CopyToOutputDirectory="PreserveNewest" />
+    <None Include="$(SolutionRoot)\NOTICE.txt" CopyToOutputDirectory="PreserveNewest" Pack="True" PackagePath="NOTICE.txt" />
+    <None Include="$(SolutionRoot)\LICENSE.txt" CopyToOutputDirectory="PreserveNewest" Pack="True" PackagePath="LICENSE.txt" />
     <Content Include="$(SolutionRoot)\build\nuget-icon.png" CopyToOutputDirectory="PreserveNewest">
       <Link>nuget-icon.png</Link>
       <Pack>True</Pack>
       <PackagePath>nuget-icon.png</PackagePath>
     </Content>
-    <None Include="$(SolutionRoot)\LICENSE" CopyToOutputDirectory="PreserveNewest">
-      <Pack>True</Pack>
-      <PackagePath>LICENSE</PackagePath>
-    </None>
   </ItemGroup>
+  
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.SourceLink.GitHub" Version="1.0.0" PrivateAssets="All"/>