diff --git a/common/djangoapps/mitxmako/README b/common/djangoapps/mitxmako/README
index ab04df2cf7..9896d78747 100644
--- a/common/djangoapps/mitxmako/README
+++ b/common/djangoapps/mitxmako/README
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+The code in this directory is based on:
+
+    django-mako Copyright (c) 2008 Mikeal Rogers
+
+and is redistributed here with modifications under the same Apache 2.0 license
+as the orginal.
+
+
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 django-mako
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