diff --git a/FMS.pc.in b/FMS.pc.in
index 3b6ee7200..bc993b574 100644
--- a/FMS.pc.in
+++ b/FMS.pc.in
@@ -1,3 +1,22 @@
+#***********************************************************************
+#*                   GNU Lesser General Public License
+#*
+#* This file is part of the GFDL Flexible Modeling System (FMS).
+#*
+#* FMS 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.
+#*
+#* FMS 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 General Public License
+#* for more details.
+#*
+#* You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+#* License along with FMS.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#***********************************************************************
+
 prefix=@prefix@
 exec_prefix=@exec_prefix@
 libdir=@libdir@