diff --git a/templates/minimal/Cargo.toml b/templates/minimal/Cargo.toml
index 95656ff92d244602930d1e4438fde1138b37c5d5..ca00cb84284524fc7d43d3b95f9cf4bb795ec506 100644
--- a/templates/minimal/Cargo.toml
+++ b/templates/minimal/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name = "minimal-template"
 description = "A minimal template built with Substrate, part of Polkadot Sdk."
 version = "0.0.0"
-license = "MIT-0"
+license = "Unlicense"
 authors.workspace = true
 homepage.workspace = true
 repository.workspace = true
diff --git a/templates/minimal/LICENSE b/templates/minimal/LICENSE
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..cf1ab25da0349f84a3fdd40032f0ce99db813b8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/minimal/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+This is free and unencumbered software released into the public domain.
+
+Anyone is free to copy, modify, publish, use, compile, sell, or
+distribute this software, either in source code form or as a compiled
+binary, for any purpose, commercial or non-commercial, and by any
+means.
+
+In jurisdictions that recognize copyright laws, the author or authors
+of this software dedicate any and all copyright interest in the
+software to the public domain. We make this dedication for the benefit
+of the public at large and to the detriment of our heirs and
+successors. We intend this dedication to be an overt act of
+relinquishment in perpetuity of all present and future rights to this
+software under copyright law.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.
+IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR
+OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE,
+ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR
+OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+For more information, please refer to <http://unlicense.org>
diff --git a/templates/minimal/node/Cargo.toml b/templates/minimal/node/Cargo.toml
index f732eff445c309ad234b0ba18eef2b137a808b6b..d07c7b6dd9b5ebaf71d4c2cfaac8de2053a1463a 100644
--- a/templates/minimal/node/Cargo.toml
+++ b/templates/minimal/node/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name = "minimal-template-node"
 description = "A minimal Substrate-based Substrate node, ready for hacking."
 version = "0.0.0"
-license = "MIT-0"
+license = "Unlicense"
 authors.workspace = true
 homepage.workspace = true
 repository.workspace = true
diff --git a/templates/minimal/pallets/template/Cargo.toml b/templates/minimal/pallets/template/Cargo.toml
index 30962664481aecdd6f5d57b7ee4e89133e45f76d..f0abe3c6942de634e603f939aaa5ad8c19bcd20d 100644
--- a/templates/minimal/pallets/template/Cargo.toml
+++ b/templates/minimal/pallets/template/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name = "pallet-minimal-template"
 description = "A minimal pallet built with FRAME, part of Polkadot Sdk."
 version = "0.0.0"
-license = "MIT-0"
+license = "Unlicense"
 authors.workspace = true
 homepage.workspace = true
 repository.workspace = true
diff --git a/templates/minimal/runtime/Cargo.toml b/templates/minimal/runtime/Cargo.toml
index 3581ca7c851ee75d4bc316fdc48fc4ee59e47f3f..ab6a48b73f3cc9a2d4564f8e680072db097e24d4 100644
--- a/templates/minimal/runtime/Cargo.toml
+++ b/templates/minimal/runtime/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name = "minimal-template-runtime"
 description = "A solochain runtime template built with Substrate, part of Polkadot Sdk."
 version = "0.0.0"
-license = "MIT-0"
+license = "Unlicense"
 authors.workspace = true
 homepage.workspace = true
 repository.workspace = true
diff --git a/templates/parachain/node/Cargo.toml b/templates/parachain/node/Cargo.toml
index 4fe228f71fe2dc270f0a1eafed8e6035f96e1b23..94873cf1faea6056fea8d333fdf893283eaf3379 100644
--- a/templates/parachain/node/Cargo.toml
+++ b/templates/parachain/node/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name = "parachain-template-node"
 description = "A parachain node template built with Substrate and Cumulus, part of Polkadot Sdk."
 version = "0.0.0"
-license = "MIT-0"
+license = "Unlicense"
 authors.workspace = true
 homepage.workspace = true
 repository.workspace = true
diff --git a/templates/parachain/pallets/template/Cargo.toml b/templates/parachain/pallets/template/Cargo.toml
index f5411c02821c093402f4c24bd5341ccb39ba7e9d..6c549c2c4a9b64f7bffd07f27bde04bcdb32442d 100644
--- a/templates/parachain/pallets/template/Cargo.toml
+++ b/templates/parachain/pallets/template/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name = "pallet-parachain-template"
 description = "FRAME pallet template for defining custom runtime logic."
 version = "0.0.0"
-license = "MIT-0"
+license = "Unlicense"
 authors.workspace = true
 homepage.workspace = true
 repository.workspace = true
diff --git a/templates/parachain/runtime/Cargo.toml b/templates/parachain/runtime/Cargo.toml
index e88284bedb6a672a7db0f82de3fe745f7d831d5f..059c793679694bd9c11b10384383f6e20301e5c5 100644
--- a/templates/parachain/runtime/Cargo.toml
+++ b/templates/parachain/runtime/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name = "parachain-template-runtime"
 description = "A parachain runtime template built with Substrate and Cumulus, part of Polkadot Sdk."
 version = "0.0.0"
-license = "MIT-0"
+license = "Unlicense"
 authors.workspace = true
 homepage.workspace = true
 repository.workspace = true
diff --git a/templates/solochain/LICENSE b/templates/solochain/LICENSE
index ffa0b3f2df035abdd789f1f205357f7318bc5498..cf1ab25da0349f84a3fdd40032f0ce99db813b8b 100644
--- a/templates/solochain/LICENSE
+++ b/templates/solochain/LICENSE
@@ -1,16 +1,24 @@
-MIT No Attribution
+This is free and unencumbered software released into the public domain.
 
-Copyright Parity Technologies (UK) Ltd.
+Anyone is free to copy, modify, publish, use, compile, sell, or
+distribute this software, either in source code form or as a compiled
+binary, for any purpose, commercial or non-commercial, and by any
+means.
 
-Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this
-software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software
-without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify,
-merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
-permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so.
+In jurisdictions that recognize copyright laws, the author or authors
+of this software dedicate any and all copyright interest in the
+software to the public domain. We make this dedication for the benefit
+of the public at large and to the detriment of our heirs and
+successors. We intend this dedication to be an overt act of
+relinquishment in perpetuity of all present and future rights to this
+software under copyright law.
 
-THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
-INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A
-PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT
-HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION
-OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE
-SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
\ No newline at end of file
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.
+IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR
+OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE,
+ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR
+OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+For more information, please refer to <http://unlicense.org>
diff --git a/templates/solochain/node/Cargo.toml b/templates/solochain/node/Cargo.toml
index 515f85e541821a8c23d56e9c7c543d55e0f87f38..4e8b81840900d3365f569ce96ecb642eb560d6d9 100644
--- a/templates/solochain/node/Cargo.toml
+++ b/templates/solochain/node/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name = "solochain-template-node"
 description = "A solochain node template built with Substrate, part of Polkadot Sdk."
 version = "0.0.0"
-license = "MIT-0"
+license = "Unlicense"
 authors.workspace = true
 homepage.workspace = true
 repository.workspace = true
diff --git a/templates/solochain/pallets/template/Cargo.toml b/templates/solochain/pallets/template/Cargo.toml
index 8c6f26d8e5d0ca49adab27b54bb157e39d8acb02..5b8349b5d678cdcf72befebf77b8d4598d61b261 100644
--- a/templates/solochain/pallets/template/Cargo.toml
+++ b/templates/solochain/pallets/template/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name = "pallet-template"
 description = "FRAME pallet template for defining custom runtime logic."
 version = "0.0.0"
-license = "MIT-0"
+license = "Unlicense"
 authors.workspace = true
 homepage.workspace = true
 repository.workspace = true
diff --git a/templates/solochain/runtime/Cargo.toml b/templates/solochain/runtime/Cargo.toml
index 8aeb1a6a16e6573dac6984b5af3a0998bec95909..0af3899a666995120738459be823a70debd23168 100644
--- a/templates/solochain/runtime/Cargo.toml
+++ b/templates/solochain/runtime/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name = "solochain-template-runtime"
 description = "A solochain runtime template built with Substrate, part of Polkadot Sdk."
 version = "0.0.0"
-license = "MIT-0"
+license = "Unlicense"
 authors.workspace = true
 homepage.workspace = true
 repository.workspace = true