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@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ See also the list of [contributors](https://github.com/composer/composer/contrib
 License
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-Composer is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details
+Composer is licensed under the MIT License - see the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details
 
 Acknowledgments
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