diff --git a/LICENSES/BSD-3-Clause.txt b/LICENSES/BSD-3-Clause.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0741db7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/LICENSES/BSD-3-Clause.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+Copyright (c) <year> <owner>. All rights reserved.
+
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification,
+are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+
+1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
+this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+
+2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
+this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
+and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+
+3. Neither the name of the copyright holder nor the names of its contributors
+may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without
+specific prior written permission.
+
+THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
+AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE
+LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
+DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR
+SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER
+CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY,
+OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE
+USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fb145c8..4eb36c6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ Yarp devices for ROS2
 
 This repository contains the YARP devices and utilities for ROS2.
 
-:construction: This repository is currently work in progress. :construction:
-:construction: The software contained is this repository is currently under testing. :construction: APIs may change without any warning. :construction: This code should be not used before its first official release :construction:
-
 Documentation
 -------------
 
@@ -54,14 +51,12 @@ export YARP_DATA_DIRS=$YARP_DATA_DIRS:<install_prefix>/share/yarp
 CI Status
 ---------
 
-:construction: This repository is currently work in progress. :construction:
-
 [![Build Status](https://github.com/robotology/yarp-devices-ros2/workflows/CI%20Workflow/badge.svg)](https://github.com/robotology/yarp-devices-ros2/actions?query=workflow%3A%22CI+Workflow%22)
 
 License
 ---------
 
-:construction: This repository is currently work in progress. :construction:
+[![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-BSD--3--Clause%20%2B%20others-19c2d8.svg)](https://github.com/robotology/yarp-devices-ros2/blob/master/LICENSES)
 
 Maintainers
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diff --git a/src/devices/battery_nws_ros2/Battery_nws_ros2.cpp b/src/devices/battery_nws_ros2/Battery_nws_ros2.cpp
index 896d0d9..c50bfaf 100644
--- a/src/devices/battery_nws_ros2/Battery_nws_ros2.cpp
+++ b/src/devices/battery_nws_ros2/Battery_nws_ros2.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2006-2021 Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT)
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT)
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
 
 #include "Battery_nws_ros2.h"
diff --git a/src/devices/battery_nws_ros2/Battery_nws_ros2.h b/src/devices/battery_nws_ros2/Battery_nws_ros2.h
index 938f98e..ef53e8e 100644
--- a/src/devices/battery_nws_ros2/Battery_nws_ros2.h
+++ b/src/devices/battery_nws_ros2/Battery_nws_ros2.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2006-2022 Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT)
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT)
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */