diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
index 1ed2981..f288702 100644
--- a/LICENSE
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -1,8 +1,3 @@
-Additional licenses to git submodules not explicitly shipped with the source code:
-python-a2s: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Yepoleb/python-a2s/refs/heads/master/LICENSE
-dayzquery: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Yepoleb/dayzquery/refs/heads/master/LICENSE
-
-
                     GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
                        Version 3, 29 June 2007
 
diff --git a/scripts/concat_licenses.py b/scripts/concat_licenses.py
index 4ce0fd7..9406824 100644
--- a/scripts/concat_licenses.py
+++ b/scripts/concat_licenses.py
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 
 def concat_license() -> str:
+    combined = ""
     root = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
     licenses = root.joinpath("licenses")
-    combined = ""
+    self_license = root.joinpath("LICENSE")
+    combined += "--- DZGUI application license ---\n\n"
+    combined += self_license.read_text()
     for _dir in licenses.iterdir():
-        docs = _dir.glob("*.md")
+        docs = _dir.glob("*")
         doc = list(docs)[0]
         header = f"\n--- The verbatim license for bundled dependency '{_dir.name}' follows ---\n\n"
         combined += header
         combined += doc.read_text()
     return combined
-
diff --git a/scripts/release.py b/scripts/release.py
index 2863dcc..5965da0 100644
--- a/scripts/release.py
+++ b/scripts/release.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import tarfile
 
 from pathlib import Path
 
+from concat_licenses import concat_license
 from prebuild import get_pyapp, rebuild_cpython
 
 
@@ -44,17 +45,25 @@ env["PYAPP_FULL_ISOLATION"] = "true"
 env["PYAPP_DISTRIBUTION_PATH"] = str(cpython)
 env["PYAPP_DISTRIBUTION_PYTHON_PATH"] = "python/bin/python3"
 
+subfolder = output.joinpath(stem)
+subfolder.mkdir(parents=True)
+
+combined_licenses = concat_licenses()
+license_file = subfolder.joinpath("LICENSE")
+license_file.write_text(combined_licenses)
+
+
 proc = subprocess.run(["cargo", "build", "--release"], env=env, cwd=pyapp_dir)
 if proc.returncode == 0:
     output_exe = build_dir.joinpath("pyapp-latest/target/release/pyapp")
-    release_exe = output.joinpath(appname)
+    release_exe = subfolder.joinpath(appname)
     output_exe.rename(release_exe)
     tarpath = output.joinpath(tarname)
     with tarfile.open(tarpath, "w:gz") as tar:
-        info = tar.gettarinfo(release_exe)
+        info = tar.gettarinfo(subfile)
         info.uname = appname
         info.name = appname
-        with open(release_exe, "rb") as f:
+        with open(subfolder, "rb") as f:
             tar.addfile(info, f)
     print(f"Wrote tarfile to '{tarpath}'")