diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a640323f..434f0343 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ rips/
 .history
 ripme.jar.update
 *.swp
-rip.properties
+*.properties
 history.json
 *.iml
 .settings/
diff --git a/LICENSE.md b/LICENSE.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from LICENSE.md
rename to LICENSE.txt
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 85f08b81..e6ab0355 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# RipMe
+# RipMe [![Licensed under the MIT License](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-blue.svg)](https://github.com/RipMeApp/ripme/blob/master/LICENSE.txt)
 
 [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/RipMeApp/ripme.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/RipMeApp/ripme)
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