diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..696622a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+doap
+====
+
+**doap** is a CoAP library for the D programming language.
+
+## License
+
+This project is licensed under the [LGPL v3.0](LICENSE).
\ No newline at end of file