diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6ba3f70..748fb63 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -131,7 +131,8 @@ doc-html: $(PATH_DOC_OUTPUT_HTML)/index.html $(PATH_DOC_OUTPUT_HTML1)
 
 min: build/ease.min.js build/ease-full.min.js
 build/%.min.js: build/%.js
-	node $(PATH_TOOLS)/minify.js < $< > $@
+	cat $(PATH_TOOLS)/license.tpl > $@
+	node $(PATH_TOOLS)/minify.js < $< >> $@
 
 # clean up build dir
 clean:
diff --git a/tools/combine b/tools/combine
index 011b494..e968e5b 100755
--- a/tools/combine
+++ b/tools/combine
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ PATH_LIB="$PATH_TOOLS/../lib"
 PATH_TEST="$PATH_TOOLS/../test"
 MODULE_EXT='js'
 TPL_PATH="$PATH_TOOLS/combine.tpl"
+TPL_LICENSE_PATH="$PATH_TOOLS/license.tpl"
 TPL_TEST_PATH="$PATH_TOOLS/combine-test.tpl"
 TPL_VAR='/**{CONTENT}**/'
 RMTRAIL="$PATH_TOOLS/rmtrail"
@@ -36,6 +37,9 @@ CAT_MODULES="$CAT_MODULES class class_final class_abstract interface"
 ##
 tpl_header()
 {
+    # prepend license
+    cat "$TPL_LICENSE_PATH"
+
     # cut out the top of the template (before the content location)
     cat "$TPL_PATH" \
         | awk "{
@@ -64,11 +68,15 @@ tpl_footer()
         }"
 }
 
-# ensure we can locate our template (should be in the /tools dir)
+# ensure we can locate our templates (should be in the /tools dir)
 if [ ! -f "$TPL_PATH" ]; then
     echo "Error: combine.tpl not found ($TPL_PATH)"
     exit 1
 fi
+if [ ! -f "$TPL_PATH" ]; then
+    echo "Error: license.tpl not found ($TPL_PATH)"
+    exit 1
+fi
 
 
 # output combined file header
diff --git a/tools/combine.tpl b/tools/combine.tpl
index eccaeeb..a66c05e 100644
--- a/tools/combine.tpl
+++ b/tools/combine.tpl
@@ -1,29 +1,3 @@
-/**
- * @preserve Combined redistributable ease.js file
- *
- * This file contains all ease.js modules in a single file for easy distribution
- * in a browser environment. For the original source code, please visit:
- *
- * https://github.com/mikegerwitz/easejs
- *
- *
- *  Copyright (C) 2010 Mike Gerwitz
- *
- *  This file is part of ease.js.
- *
- *  ease.js is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
- *  terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free
- *  Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option)
- *  any later version.
- *
- *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
- *  ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
- *  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Lesser General Public License
- *  for more details.
- *
- *  You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
- *  along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
 
 /**
  * ease.js namespace
diff --git a/tools/license.tpl b/tools/license.tpl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d0609de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/license.tpl
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/**
+ * Combined redistributable ease.js file
+ *
+ * This file contains all ease.js modules in a single file for easy distribution
+ * in a browser environment. For the original source code, please visit:
+ *
+ * https://github.com/mikegerwitz/easejs
+ *
+ *
+ *  Copyright (C) 2010 Mike Gerwitz
+ *
+ *  This file is part of ease.js.
+ *
+ *  ease.js is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
+ *  terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free
+ *  Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option)
+ *  any later version.
+ *
+ *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ *  ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ *  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ *  for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ *  along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */