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 ## License
 Licensed and distributed under either of
 
-* MIT license: [LICENSE-MIT](LICENSE-MIT) or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
+* MIT license: [LICENSE-MIT](https://github.com/status-im/js-waku/blob/master/LICENSE-MIT) or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
 
 or
 
-* Apache License, Version 2.0, ([LICENSE-APACHE-v2](LICENSE-APACHE-v2) or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
+* Apache License, Version 2.0, ([LICENSE-APACHE-v2](https://github.com/status-im/js-waku/blob/master/LICENSE-APACHE-v2) or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
 
 at your option. These files may not be copied, modified, or distributed except according to those terms.