diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/cns-nospec/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/cns-nospec/package.py
index c702a0a92b9..d5569bdb6ec 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/cns-nospec/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/cns-nospec/package.py
@@ -65,3 +65,5 @@ def install(self, spec, prefix):
         files = glob.glob(join_path(self.build_directory, '*.exe'))
         for f in files:
             install(f, prefix.bin)
+        install('README.txt', prefix)
+        install('license.txt', prefix)
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