diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3c8f3b8d..1fef8305 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -56,5 +56,5 @@ Please see [Documentation](http://beego.me/docs) for more.
 
 ## LICENSE
 
-beego is licensed under the Apache Licence, Version 2.0
+beego source code is licensed under the Apache Licence, Version 2.0
 (http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html).