diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly-release-router.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly-release-router.yml
index 4d12dd790..af98af785 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly-release-router.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly-release-router.yml
@@ -137,10 +137,9 @@ jobs:
         with:
           path: sglang-repo
 
-      - name: Move sgl-router folder to root, copy the license file, and delete sglang-repo
+      - name: Move sgl-router folder to root and delete sglang-repo
         run: |
           mv sglang-repo/sgl-router/* .
-          mv sglang-repo/LICENSE .
           rm -rf sglang-repo
           ls -alt
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-pypi-router.yml b/.github/workflows/release-pypi-router.yml
index 32795daec..7bd615cb9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-pypi-router.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-pypi-router.yml
@@ -122,10 +122,9 @@ jobs:
         with:
           path: sglang-repo
 
-      - name: Move sgl-router folder to root, copy the license file, and delete sglang-repo
+      - name: Move sgl-router folder to root and delete sglang-repo
         run: |
           mv sglang-repo/sgl-router/* .
-          mv sglang-repo/LICENSE .
           rm -rf sglang-repo
           ls -alt
 
diff --git a/sgl-router/MANIFEST.in b/sgl-router/MANIFEST.in
index 7f872d5a2..460524b50 100644
--- a/sgl-router/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/sgl-router/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Must include:
 include Cargo.toml        # Rust project configuration
 include build.rs          # Build script for protobuf generation
+include ../LICENSE
 recursive-include src *.rs  # Rust source files
 recursive-include src/proto *.proto  # Protobuf definitions
 recursive-include py_src *.py  # Python source files