diff --git a/polkadot/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/Cargo.toml
index 760c6ce395..0a6fc1b978 100644
--- a/polkadot/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,17 +13,18 @@ path = "src/bin/prepare-worker.rs"
 [package]
 name = "polkadot"
 description = "Implementation of a `https://polkadot.network` node in Rust based on the Substrate framework."
-license = "GPL-3.0-only"
 rust-version = "1.64.0" # workspace properties
 readme = "README.md"
 default-run = "polkadot"
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 version.workspace = true
 
 [workspace.package]
 authors = ["Parity Technologies <admin@parity.io>"]
 edition = "2021"
+license = "GPL-3.0-only"
 repository = "https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot.git"
 version = "0.9.43"
 
diff --git a/polkadot/cli/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/cli/Cargo.toml
index 7b78264412..df1a22d8c1 100644
--- a/polkadot/cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ description = "Polkadot Relay-chain Client Node"
 version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 
 [package.metadata.wasm-pack.profile.release]
 # `wasm-opt` has some problems on Linux, see
diff --git a/polkadot/core-primitives/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/core-primitives/Cargo.toml
index 7412c2b6e7..0ed315e130 100644
--- a/polkadot/core-primitives/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/core-primitives/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "polkadot-core-primitives"
 version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 sp-core = { git = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate", branch = "master", default-features = false }
diff --git a/polkadot/erasure-coding/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/erasure-coding/Cargo.toml
index 44aa86f881..8dfb775c6f 100644
--- a/polkadot/erasure-coding/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/erasure-coding/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "polkadot-erasure-coding"
 version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 polkadot-primitives = { path = "../primitives" }
diff --git a/polkadot/erasure-coding/fuzzer/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/erasure-coding/fuzzer/Cargo.toml
index e67a00cb0c..9dee8e6578 100644
--- a/polkadot/erasure-coding/fuzzer/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/erasure-coding/fuzzer/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "erasure_coding_fuzzer"
 version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 publish = false
 
 [dependencies]
diff --git a/polkadot/node/collation-generation/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/node/collation-generation/Cargo.toml
index a7badc877d..d48167af39 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/collation-generation/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/node/collation-generation/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "polkadot-node-collation-generation"
 version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 futures = "0.3.21"
diff --git a/polkadot/node/core/approval-voting/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/node/core/approval-voting/Cargo.toml
index a13065528f..a42e449f09 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/core/approval-voting/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/node/core/approval-voting/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "polkadot-node-core-approval-voting"
 version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 futures = "0.3.21"
diff --git a/polkadot/node/core/av-store/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/node/core/av-store/Cargo.toml
index 72d8e11148..4861386bfd 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/core/av-store/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/node/core/av-store/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "polkadot-node-core-av-store"
 version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 futures = "0.3.21"
diff --git a/polkadot/node/core/backing/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/node/core/backing/Cargo.toml
index 7428372eec..d611784d7b 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/core/backing/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/node/core/backing/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "polkadot-node-core-backing"
 version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 futures = "0.3.21"
diff --git a/polkadot/node/core/bitfield-signing/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/node/core/bitfield-signing/Cargo.toml
index b94cc6708c..ee147fb5c2 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/core/bitfield-signing/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/node/core/bitfield-signing/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "polkadot-node-core-bitfield-signing"
 version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 futures = "0.3.21"
diff --git a/polkadot/node/core/candidate-validation/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/node/core/candidate-validation/Cargo.toml
index c0fca9a499..ba40fea814 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/core/candidate-validation/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/node/core/candidate-validation/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "polkadot-node-core-candidate-validation"
 version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 async-trait = "0.1.57"
diff --git a/polkadot/node/core/chain-api/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/node/core/chain-api/Cargo.toml
index 8400a2a5bf..69d737ca29 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/core/chain-api/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/node/core/chain-api/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "polkadot-node-core-chain-api"
 version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 futures = "0.3.21"
diff --git a/polkadot/node/core/chain-selection/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/node/core/chain-selection/Cargo.toml
index b4104bc6f1..071fec4415 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/core/chain-selection/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/node/core/chain-selection/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ description = "Chain Selection Subsystem"
 version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 futures = "0.3.21"
diff --git a/polkadot/node/core/dispute-coordinator/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/node/core/dispute-coordinator/Cargo.toml
index 2ae1b73d64..e4069f7f33 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/core/dispute-coordinator/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/node/core/dispute-coordinator/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "polkadot-node-core-dispute-coordinator"
 version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 futures = "0.3.21"
diff --git a/polkadot/node/core/parachains-inherent/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/node/core/parachains-inherent/Cargo.toml
index d4301cb222..fdf785fbe6 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/core/parachains-inherent/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/node/core/parachains-inherent/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "polkadot-node-core-parachains-inherent"
 version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 futures = "0.3.21"
diff --git a/polkadot/node/core/provisioner/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/node/core/provisioner/Cargo.toml
index 7c07118f1f..dac671e7ad 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/core/provisioner/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/node/core/provisioner/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "polkadot-node-core-provisioner"
 version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 bitvec = { version = "1.0.0", default-features = false, features = ["alloc"] }
diff --git a/polkadot/node/core/pvf-checker/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/node/core/pvf-checker/Cargo.toml
index d41955d9ba..ee70015242 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/core/pvf-checker/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/node/core/pvf-checker/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "polkadot-node-core-pvf-checker"
 version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 futures = "0.3.21"
diff --git a/polkadot/node/core/pvf/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/node/core/pvf/Cargo.toml
index 658a26cff0..d6e9ef5766 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/core/pvf/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/node/core/pvf/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "polkadot-node-core-pvf"
 version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 
 [[bin]]
 name = "puppet_worker"
diff --git a/polkadot/node/core/pvf/common/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/node/core/pvf/common/Cargo.toml
index be119297cb..3e674422f8 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/core/pvf/common/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/node/core/pvf/common/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "polkadot-node-core-pvf-common"
 version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 cpu-time = "1.0.0"
diff --git a/polkadot/node/core/pvf/execute-worker/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/node/core/pvf/execute-worker/Cargo.toml
index 167e8b4311..1c9e2d1f27 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/core/pvf/execute-worker/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/node/core/pvf/execute-worker/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "polkadot-node-core-pvf-execute-worker"
 version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 cpu-time = "1.0.0"
diff --git a/polkadot/node/core/pvf/prepare-worker/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/node/core/pvf/prepare-worker/Cargo.toml
index 3bd1fd43b6..2f18faac71 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/core/pvf/prepare-worker/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/node/core/pvf/prepare-worker/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "polkadot-node-core-pvf-prepare-worker"
 version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 futures = "0.3.21"
diff --git a/polkadot/node/core/runtime-api/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/node/core/runtime-api/Cargo.toml
index 56c36b7475..22b4a96e60 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/core/runtime-api/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/node/core/runtime-api/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "polkadot-node-core-runtime-api"
 version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 futures = "0.3.21"
diff --git a/polkadot/node/gum/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/node/gum/Cargo.toml
index 6bd4f07588..9e9e784502 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/gum/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/node/gum/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "tracing-gum"
 version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 description = "Stick logs together with the TraceID as provided by tempo"
 
 [dependencies]
diff --git a/polkadot/node/gum/proc-macro/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/node/gum/proc-macro/Cargo.toml
index a762d72c8f..61f31beb61 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/gum/proc-macro/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/node/gum/proc-macro/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "tracing-gum-proc-macro"
 version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 description = "Generate an overseer including builder pattern and message wrapper from a single annotated struct definition."
 
 [package.metadata.docs.rs]
diff --git a/polkadot/node/jaeger/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/node/jaeger/Cargo.toml
index 8131d40766..b563b33842 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/jaeger/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/node/jaeger/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "polkadot-node-jaeger"
 version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 description = "Polkadot Jaeger primitives, but equally useful for Grafana/Tempo"
 
 [dependencies]
diff --git a/polkadot/node/malus/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/node/malus/Cargo.toml
index 7e0bf0d8dd..08656ea9f3 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/malus/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/node/malus/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 [package]
 name = "polkadot-test-malus"
 description = "Misbehaving nodes for local testnets, system and Simnet tests."
-license = "GPL-3.0-only"
 version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 readme = "README.md"
 publish = false
 
diff --git a/polkadot/node/metrics/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/node/metrics/Cargo.toml
index 2e9bc22d1c..fdb42a1dcd 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/metrics/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/node/metrics/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ description = "Subsystem metric helpers"
 version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 futures = "0.3.21"
diff --git a/polkadot/node/network/approval-distribution/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/node/network/approval-distribution/Cargo.toml
index 34afca6d48..bd683b3202 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/network/approval-distribution/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/node/network/approval-distribution/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "polkadot-approval-distribution"
 version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 polkadot-node-metrics = { path = "../../metrics" }
diff --git a/polkadot/node/network/availability-distribution/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/node/network/availability-distribution/Cargo.toml
index ef9ddd12d2..823439f1fd 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/network/availability-distribution/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/node/network/availability-distribution/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "polkadot-availability-distribution"
 version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 futures = "0.3.21"
diff --git a/polkadot/node/network/availability-recovery/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/node/network/availability-recovery/Cargo.toml
index 2d6a6db0f5..f601b8aedc 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/network/availability-recovery/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/node/network/availability-recovery/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "polkadot-availability-recovery"
 version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 futures = "0.3.21"
diff --git a/polkadot/node/network/bitfield-distribution/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/node/network/bitfield-distribution/Cargo.toml
index 8f7f00d6a6..6f0f3eea2c 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/network/bitfield-distribution/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/node/network/bitfield-distribution/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "polkadot-availability-bitfield-distribution"
 version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 futures = "0.3.21"
diff --git a/polkadot/node/network/bridge/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/node/network/bridge/Cargo.toml
index d45900f06d..4f3d6306aa 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/network/bridge/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/node/network/bridge/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "polkadot-network-bridge"
 version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 always-assert = "0.1"
diff --git a/polkadot/node/network/collator-protocol/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/node/network/collator-protocol/Cargo.toml
index 25bb4fdb82..4f6adba548 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/network/collator-protocol/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/node/network/collator-protocol/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "polkadot-collator-protocol"
 version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 always-assert = "0.1.2"
diff --git a/polkadot/node/network/dispute-distribution/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/node/network/dispute-distribution/Cargo.toml
index c3f18a3453..dd2b81cb14 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/network/dispute-distribution/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/node/network/dispute-distribution/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "polkadot-dispute-distribution"
 version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 futures = "0.3.21"
diff --git a/polkadot/node/network/gossip-support/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/node/network/gossip-support/Cargo.toml
index bdc68af4c3..782213f622 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/network/gossip-support/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/node/network/gossip-support/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "polkadot-gossip-support"
 version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 sp-application-crypto = { git = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate", branch = "master" }
diff --git a/polkadot/node/network/protocol/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/node/network/protocol/Cargo.toml
index f1a4810812..cfb7a5c2d0 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/network/protocol/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/node/network/protocol/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "polkadot-node-network-protocol"
 version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 description = "Primitives types for the Node-side"
 
 [dependencies]
diff --git a/polkadot/node/network/statement-distribution/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/node/network/statement-distribution/Cargo.toml
index c338b0276e..9d2ee1f621 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/network/statement-distribution/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/node/network/statement-distribution/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ description = "Statement Distribution Subsystem"
 version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 futures = "0.3.21"
diff --git a/polkadot/node/overseer/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/node/overseer/Cargo.toml
index f242aa9404..b0576f5c61 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/overseer/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/node/overseer/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "polkadot-overseer"
 version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 client = { package = "sc-client-api", git = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate", branch = "master" }
diff --git a/polkadot/node/primitives/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/node/primitives/Cargo.toml
index 1bf9c81b60..fbd85c1a05 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/primitives/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/node/primitives/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ description = "Primitives types for the Node-side"
 version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 bounded-vec = "0.7"
diff --git a/polkadot/node/service/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/node/service/Cargo.toml
index d02bee89ff..e373dd4f00 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/service/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/node/service/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ rust-version = "1.60"
 version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 # Substrate Client
diff --git a/polkadot/node/subsystem-test-helpers/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/node/subsystem-test-helpers/Cargo.toml
index 41c48d7f31..81bc19a130 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/subsystem-test-helpers/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/node/subsystem-test-helpers/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ description = "Subsystem traits and message definitions"
 version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 async-trait = "0.1.57"
diff --git a/polkadot/node/subsystem-types/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/node/subsystem-types/Cargo.toml
index 70fce755f8..d994682110 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/subsystem-types/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/node/subsystem-types/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ description = "Subsystem traits and message definitions"
 version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 derive_more = "0.99.17"
diff --git a/polkadot/node/subsystem-util/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/node/subsystem-util/Cargo.toml
index ab4f7a5972..8c4de01ab3 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/subsystem-util/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/node/subsystem-util/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ description = "Subsystem traits and message definitions"
 version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 async-trait = "0.1.57"
diff --git a/polkadot/node/subsystem/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/node/subsystem/Cargo.toml
index 2d788c10b4..368a194091 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/subsystem/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/node/subsystem/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ description = "Subsystem traits and message definitions and the generated overse
 version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 polkadot-overseer = { path = "../overseer" }
diff --git a/polkadot/node/test/client/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/node/test/client/Cargo.toml
index 366d244952..33c240443d 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/test/client/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/node/test/client/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "polkadot-test-client"
 version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 parity-scale-codec = { version = "3.6.1", default-features = false, features = ["derive"] }
diff --git a/polkadot/node/test/performance-test/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/node/test/performance-test/Cargo.toml
index 0e5800b920..c6d0ce7f7e 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/test/performance-test/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/node/test/performance-test/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "polkadot-performance-test"
 version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 thiserror = "1.0.31"
diff --git a/polkadot/node/test/service/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/node/test/service/Cargo.toml
index 504ee5beca..08e9e3889b 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/test/service/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/node/test/service/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "polkadot-test-service"
 version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 futures = "0.3.21"
diff --git a/polkadot/node/zombienet-backchannel/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/node/zombienet-backchannel/Cargo.toml
index 0b6bf70611..1c032cc3f1 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/zombienet-backchannel/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/node/zombienet-backchannel/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 [package]
 name = "zombienet-backchannel"
 description = "Zombienet backchannel to notify test runner and coordinate with malus actors."
-license = "GPL-3.0-only"
 readme = "README.md"
 publish = false
 version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 tokio = { version = "1.24.2", default-features = false, features = ["macros", "net", "rt-multi-thread", "sync"] }
diff --git a/polkadot/parachain/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/parachain/Cargo.toml
index 70eafb3b8b..5d49042bc0 100644
--- a/polkadot/parachain/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/parachain/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "polkadot-parachain"
 description = "Types and utilities for creating and working with parachains"
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 version.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
diff --git a/polkadot/parachain/test-parachains/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/parachain/test-parachains/Cargo.toml
index b5c1303590..a3fa882e1f 100644
--- a/polkadot/parachain/test-parachains/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/parachain/test-parachains/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ description = "Integration tests using the test-parachains"
 version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 publish = false
 
 [dependencies]
diff --git a/polkadot/parachain/test-parachains/adder/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/parachain/test-parachains/adder/Cargo.toml
index 64123d3125..5e1b9a7d17 100644
--- a/polkadot/parachain/test-parachains/adder/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/parachain/test-parachains/adder/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "test-parachain-adder"
 description = "Test parachain which adds to a number as its state transition"
 build = "build.rs"
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 
diff --git a/polkadot/parachain/test-parachains/adder/collator/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/parachain/test-parachains/adder/collator/Cargo.toml
index 29a10069e3..fec95a5718 100644
--- a/polkadot/parachain/test-parachains/adder/collator/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/parachain/test-parachains/adder/collator/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ description = "Collator for the adder test parachain"
 version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 
 [[bin]]
 name = "adder-collator"
diff --git a/polkadot/parachain/test-parachains/halt/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/parachain/test-parachains/halt/Cargo.toml
index a5147bb98f..99076aae6a 100644
--- a/polkadot/parachain/test-parachains/halt/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/parachain/test-parachains/halt/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ build = "build.rs"
 version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 
diff --git a/polkadot/parachain/test-parachains/undying/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/parachain/test-parachains/undying/Cargo.toml
index e2a8448ebf..43cb1bc37f 100644
--- a/polkadot/parachain/test-parachains/undying/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/parachain/test-parachains/undying/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ build = "build.rs"
 version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 parachain = { package = "polkadot-parachain", path = "../../", default-features = false, features = [ "wasm-api" ] }
diff --git a/polkadot/parachain/test-parachains/undying/collator/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/parachain/test-parachains/undying/collator/Cargo.toml
index f63757a209..4f1a34f977 100644
--- a/polkadot/parachain/test-parachains/undying/collator/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/parachain/test-parachains/undying/collator/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 name = "test-parachain-undying-collator"
 description = "Collator for the undying test parachain"
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 
diff --git a/polkadot/primitives/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/primitives/Cargo.toml
index 691e987331..51c2bf8bea 100644
--- a/polkadot/primitives/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/primitives/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "polkadot-primitives"
 version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 bitvec = { version = "1.0.0", default-features = false, features = ["alloc"] }
diff --git a/polkadot/primitives/test-helpers/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/primitives/test-helpers/Cargo.toml
index 917e5f3bab..a1f7f9268b 100644
--- a/polkadot/primitives/test-helpers/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/primitives/test-helpers/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "polkadot-primitives-test-helpers"
 version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 sp-keyring = { git = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate", branch = "master" }
diff --git a/polkadot/rpc/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/rpc/Cargo.toml
index 6f1c7bfa81..1891371867 100644
--- a/polkadot/rpc/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/rpc/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "polkadot-rpc"
 version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 jsonrpsee = { version = "0.16.2", features = ["server"] }
diff --git a/polkadot/runtime/common/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/runtime/common/Cargo.toml
index b671a5026f..c9812d8067 100644
--- a/polkadot/runtime/common/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/runtime/common/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "polkadot-runtime-common"
 version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 impl-trait-for-tuples = "0.2.2"
diff --git a/polkadot/runtime/common/slot_range_helper/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/runtime/common/slot_range_helper/Cargo.toml
index 3012b64cbd..3d48b1c03c 100644
--- a/polkadot/runtime/common/slot_range_helper/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/runtime/common/slot_range_helper/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "slot-range-helper"
 version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 paste = "1.0"
diff --git a/polkadot/runtime/kusama/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/runtime/kusama/Cargo.toml
index 3b8c5cd3bb..645215bc2c 100644
--- a/polkadot/runtime/kusama/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/runtime/kusama/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ build = "build.rs"
 version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 bitvec = { version = "1.0.0", default-features = false, features = ["alloc"] }
diff --git a/polkadot/runtime/kusama/constants/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/runtime/kusama/constants/Cargo.toml
index 38f91eccab..11ff70cd8c 100644
--- a/polkadot/runtime/kusama/constants/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/runtime/kusama/constants/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "kusama-runtime-constants"
 version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 smallvec = "1.11.0"
diff --git a/polkadot/runtime/metrics/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/runtime/metrics/Cargo.toml
index ebabb6a832..7bbf8d066f 100644
--- a/polkadot/runtime/metrics/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/runtime/metrics/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "polkadot-runtime-metrics"
 version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 sp-std = { package = "sp-std", git = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate", branch = "master", default-features = false}
diff --git a/polkadot/runtime/parachains/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/runtime/parachains/Cargo.toml
index dda0c2b387..c3acdd781e 100644
--- a/polkadot/runtime/parachains/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/runtime/parachains/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "polkadot-runtime-parachains"
 version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 bitvec = { version = "1.0.0", default-features = false, features = ["alloc"] }
diff --git a/polkadot/runtime/polkadot/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/runtime/polkadot/Cargo.toml
index eac818c70e..0ab06b8bbb 100644
--- a/polkadot/runtime/polkadot/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/runtime/polkadot/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ build = "build.rs"
 version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 bitvec = { version = "1.0.0", default-features = false, features = ["alloc"] }
diff --git a/polkadot/runtime/polkadot/constants/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/runtime/polkadot/constants/Cargo.toml
index 03e5f55f52..a10546edfa 100644
--- a/polkadot/runtime/polkadot/constants/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/runtime/polkadot/constants/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "polkadot-runtime-constants"
 version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 smallvec = "1.11.0"
diff --git a/polkadot/runtime/rococo/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/runtime/rococo/Cargo.toml
index 8c2aa82bfb..41d25d3aa6 100644
--- a/polkadot/runtime/rococo/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/runtime/rococo/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ build = "build.rs"
 version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 parity-scale-codec = { version = "3.6.1", default-features = false, features = ["derive", "max-encoded-len"] }
diff --git a/polkadot/runtime/rococo/constants/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/runtime/rococo/constants/Cargo.toml
index 9fbd51df53..f9ea1186c5 100644
--- a/polkadot/runtime/rococo/constants/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/runtime/rococo/constants/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "rococo-runtime-constants"
 version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 smallvec = "1.11.0"
diff --git a/polkadot/runtime/test-runtime/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/runtime/test-runtime/Cargo.toml
index b3318f5947..76bd63d594 100644
--- a/polkadot/runtime/test-runtime/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/runtime/test-runtime/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ build = "build.rs"
 version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 bitvec = { version = "1.0.0", default-features = false, features = ["alloc"] }
diff --git a/polkadot/runtime/test-runtime/constants/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/runtime/test-runtime/constants/Cargo.toml
index 30f5c68589..9b435da806 100644
--- a/polkadot/runtime/test-runtime/constants/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/runtime/test-runtime/constants/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "test-runtime-constants"
 version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 smallvec = "1.11.0"
diff --git a/polkadot/runtime/westend/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/runtime/westend/Cargo.toml
index 29a71f4d99..4773176e17 100644
--- a/polkadot/runtime/westend/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/runtime/westend/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ build = "build.rs"
 version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 bitvec = { version = "1.0.0", default-features = false, features = ["alloc"] }
diff --git a/polkadot/runtime/westend/constants/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/runtime/westend/constants/Cargo.toml
index 42fdd796b0..e5d9900e22 100644
--- a/polkadot/runtime/westend/constants/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/runtime/westend/constants/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "westend-runtime-constants"
 version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 smallvec = "1.11.0"
diff --git a/polkadot/statement-table/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/statement-table/Cargo.toml
index 04a309685b..6c1a3d1434 100644
--- a/polkadot/statement-table/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/statement-table/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "polkadot-statement-table"
 version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 parity-scale-codec = { version = "3.6.1", default-features = false, features = ["derive"] }
diff --git a/polkadot/utils/generate-bags/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/utils/generate-bags/Cargo.toml
index 2038dc94a1..1a0f1d3fbf 100644
--- a/polkadot/utils/generate-bags/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/utils/generate-bags/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "polkadot-voter-bags"
 version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 clap = { version = "4.0.9", features = ["derive"] }
diff --git a/polkadot/utils/remote-ext-tests/bags-list/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/utils/remote-ext-tests/bags-list/Cargo.toml
index 7eb945ef65..772efb1edd 100644
--- a/polkadot/utils/remote-ext-tests/bags-list/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/utils/remote-ext-tests/bags-list/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "remote-ext-tests-bags-list"
 version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 polkadot-runtime = { path = "../../../runtime/polkadot" }
diff --git a/polkadot/utils/staking-miner/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/utils/staking-miner/Cargo.toml
index 8d95150340..05b0ddefae 100644
--- a/polkadot/utils/staking-miner/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/utils/staking-miner/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ name = "staking-miner"
 version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 publish = false
 
 [dependencies]
diff --git a/polkadot/xcm/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/xcm/Cargo.toml
index ca407dc908..a03d392d5f 100644
--- a/polkadot/xcm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/xcm/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ description = "The basic XCM datastructures."
 version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 bounded-collections = { version = "0.1.8", default-features = false, features = ["serde"] }
diff --git a/polkadot/xcm/pallet-xcm-benchmarks/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/xcm/pallet-xcm-benchmarks/Cargo.toml
index a74c8baac4..a77b58059b 100644
--- a/polkadot/xcm/pallet-xcm-benchmarks/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/xcm/pallet-xcm-benchmarks/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 name = "pallet-xcm-benchmarks"
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 version.workspace = true
 
 [package.metadata.docs.rs]
diff --git a/polkadot/xcm/pallet-xcm/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/xcm/pallet-xcm/Cargo.toml
index 849d1f02ad..7d5d278b0e 100644
--- a/polkadot/xcm/pallet-xcm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/xcm/pallet-xcm/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 name = "pallet-xcm"
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 version.workspace = true
 
 
diff --git a/polkadot/xcm/procedural/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/xcm/procedural/Cargo.toml
index 6b7fc95204..b60c8eed61 100644
--- a/polkadot/xcm/procedural/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/xcm/procedural/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 name = "xcm-procedural"
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 version.workspace = true
 
 [lib]
diff --git a/polkadot/xcm/xcm-builder/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/xcm/xcm-builder/Cargo.toml
index 7dc7a7fc0a..fec354d0ca 100644
--- a/polkadot/xcm/xcm-builder/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/xcm/xcm-builder/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "xcm-builder"
 description = "Tools & types for building with XCM and its executor."
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 version.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
diff --git a/polkadot/xcm/xcm-executor/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/xcm/xcm-executor/Cargo.toml
index 4e6c63a190..92e6dc9544 100644
--- a/polkadot/xcm/xcm-executor/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/xcm/xcm-executor/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "xcm-executor"
 description = "An abstract and configurable XCM message executor."
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 version.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
diff --git a/polkadot/xcm/xcm-executor/integration-tests/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/xcm/xcm-executor/integration-tests/Cargo.toml
index 4fff3952a0..d2af1304be 100644
--- a/polkadot/xcm/xcm-executor/integration-tests/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/xcm/xcm-executor/integration-tests/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "xcm-executor-integration-tests"
 description = "Integration tests for the XCM Executor"
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 version.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
diff --git a/polkadot/xcm/xcm-simulator/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/xcm/xcm-simulator/Cargo.toml
index bb23b8b092..79ee27c604 100644
--- a/polkadot/xcm/xcm-simulator/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/xcm/xcm-simulator/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ description = "Test kit to simulate cross-chain message passing and XCM executio
 version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 codec = { package = "parity-scale-codec", version = "3.6.1" }
diff --git a/polkadot/xcm/xcm-simulator/example/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/xcm/xcm-simulator/example/Cargo.toml
index 0bf0654cc4..7d47755dc4 100644
--- a/polkadot/xcm/xcm-simulator/example/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/xcm/xcm-simulator/example/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "xcm-simulator-example"
 description = "Examples of xcm-simulator usage."
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 version.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
diff --git a/polkadot/xcm/xcm-simulator/fuzzer/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/xcm/xcm-simulator/fuzzer/Cargo.toml
index 1c36a1595e..ce0528adf1 100644
--- a/polkadot/xcm/xcm-simulator/fuzzer/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/xcm/xcm-simulator/fuzzer/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ description = "Examples of xcm-simulator usage."
 version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 codec = { package = "parity-scale-codec", version = "3.6.1" }