diff --git a/LICENSE.md b/LICENSE
similarity index 100%
rename from LICENSE.md
rename to LICENSE
diff --git a/README.adoc b/README.adoc
index 2c4b1931..ba4c846e 100644
--- a/README.adoc
+++ b/README.adoc
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ TI-Messenger Dokumentation
 ├── link:README.adoc[README.adoc]
 ├── link:CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md[CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md]
 ├── link:CONTRIBUTING.md[CONTRIBUTING.md]
-├── link:LICENSE.md[LICENSE.md]
+├── link:LICENSE[LICENSE]
 ├── link:Pull_request_template.md[Pull_request_template.md]
 ├── link:SECURITY.md[SECURITY.md]
 └── link:ReleaseNotes.md[ReleaseNotes.md]
@@ -132,16 +132,20 @@ link:docs/FAQ/FAQ.adoc[- Fragen und Antworten zur aktuellen Spezifikation [F
 *Referenz-Implementierungen* +
 - [comming soon]
 
-== Lizenzbedingungen
+== License
 
-Copyright 2023 gematik GmbH
+Copyright 2023-2025 gematik GmbH
 
-Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+Apache License, Version 2.0
 
-See the link:./LICENSE.md[LICENSE] for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+See the `link:./LICENSE[LICENSE]` for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License
 
-Unless required by applicable law the software is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including, but not limited to, the warranties of fitness for a particular purpose, merchantability, and/or non-infringement. The authors or copyright holders shall not be liable in any manner whatsoever for any damages or other claims arising from, out of or in connection with the software or the use or other dealings with the software, whether in an action of contract, tort, or otherwise.
+== Additional Notes and Disclaimer from gematik GmbH
 
-The software is the result of research and development activities, therefore not necessarily quality assured and without the character of a liable product. For this reason, gematik does not provide any support or other user assistance (unless otherwise stated in individual cases and without justification of a legal obligation). Furthermore, there is no claim to further development and adaptation of the results to a more current state of the art.
-
-Gematik may remove published results temporarily or permanently from the place of publication at any time without prior notice or justification.
+. Copyright notice: Each published work result is accompanied by an explicit statement of the license conditions for use. These are regularly typical conditions in connection with open source or free software. Programs described/provided/linked here are free software, unless otherwise stated. 
+. Permission notice: 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, subject to the following conditions:
+.. The copyright notice (Item 1) and the permission notice (Item 2) shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+.. The software is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including, but not limited to, the warranties of fitness for a particular purpose, merchantability, and/or non-infringement. The authors or copyright holders shall not be liable in any manner whatsoever for any damages or other claims arising from, out of or in connection with the software or the use or other dealings with the software, whether in an action of contract, tort, or otherwise.
+.. The software is the result of research and development activities, therefore not necessarily quality assured and without the character of a liable product. For this reason, gematik does not provide any support or other user assistance (unless otherwise stated in individual cases and without justification of a legal obligation). Furthermore, there is no claim to further development and adaptation of the results to a more current state of the art.
+. Gematik may remove published results temporarily or permanently from the place of publication at any time without prior notice or justification.
+. Please note: Parts of this code may have been generated using AI-supported technology. Please take this into account, especially when troubleshooting, for security analyses and possible adjustments.
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