diff --git a/CMake/PackageDebian.cmake b/CMake/PackageDebian.cmake
index 8ed147337..d8692c63d 100644
--- a/CMake/PackageDebian.cmake
+++ b/CMake/PackageDebian.cmake
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ if (UNIX)
 
     # Package name
     SET(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_NAME "flatbuffers")
-    SET(CPACK_RESOURCE_FILE_LICENSE ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/LICENSE.txt)
+    SET(CPACK_RESOURCE_FILE_LICENSE ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/LICENSE)
     set(CPACK_DEBIAN_FILE_NAME "DEB-DEFAULT")
 
 endif(UNIX)
diff --git a/LICENSE.txt b/LICENSE
similarity index 100%
rename from LICENSE.txt
rename to LICENSE
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 0f38c8eb7..f90c959af 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -77,4 +77,4 @@ Please see our [Security Policy](SECURITY.md) for reporting vulnerabilities.
    [FlatBuffers Issues Tracker]: http://github.com/google/flatbuffers/issues
    [stackoverflow.com]: http://stackoverflow.com/search?q=flatbuffers
    [landing page]: https://google.github.io/flatbuffers
-   [LICENSE]: https://github.com/google/flatbuffers/blob/master/LICENSE.txt
+   [LICENSE]: https://github.com/google/flatbuffers/blob/master/LICENSE