diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index dc25fa2..633953b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -60,6 +60,6 @@ install(TARGETS srreal_ext LIBRARY DESTINATION diffpy/srreal)
 install(DIRECTORY "${LIBDIFFPY_SOURCE_DIR}/src/runtime/"
         DESTINATION diffpy/srreal/data
         FILES_MATCHING PATTERN "*.dat" PATTERN "bvparm2011sel.cif")
-install(FILES "${LIBDIFFPY_SOURCE_DIR}/LICENSE.txt"
-              "${LIBDIFFPY_SOURCE_DIR}/LICENSE_DANSE.txt"
+install(FILES "${LIBDIFFPY_SOURCE_DIR}/LICENSE.rst"
+              "${LIBDIFFPY_SOURCE_DIR}/LICENSE_DANSE.rst"
         DESTINATION diffpy/srreal/licenses/libdiffpy)
diff --git a/news/libdiffpy-license-rst.rst b/news/libdiffpy-license-rst.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7a1b073
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/libdiffpy-license-rst.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+**Added:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Changed:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Deprecated:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Removed:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Fixed:**
+
+* Install libdiffpy's ``LICENSE.rst`` and ``LICENSE_DANSE.rst`` instead of the renamed ``LICENSE.txt`` and ``LICENSE_DANSE.txt``.
+
+**Security:**
+
+* <news item>