diff --git a/.github/workflows/nodejs-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/nodejs-publish.yml
index a1c007004..a4ee8efb9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nodejs-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nodejs-publish.yml
@@ -47,6 +47,12 @@ jobs:
           path: ./nodejs/artifacts
       - name: Move artifacts
         run: npm run artifacts
+      - name: Add the licence texts to every package
+        run: |
+          for dir in . npm/*/; do
+            cp ../LICENSE-MIT ../LICENSE-APACHE "$dir"
+          done
+        shell: bash
       - name: List packages
         run: ls -R ./npm
         shell: bash
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index cba241699..869bdae1f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,14 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 *When editing this file, please respect a line length of 100.*
 
+## [0.36.1] - 2026-10-06
+
+### Changed
+- Relicensed from GPL-3.0 with a linking exception to MIT OR Apache-2.0, at your option. The
+  `LICENSE` file is replaced by `LICENSE-MIT` and `LICENSE-APACHE`, and the crate, Python and
+  Node.js package metadata declare `MIT OR Apache-2.0`. The last release under GPL-3.0 with the
+  linking exception is 0.36.0.
+
 ## [0.36.0] - 2026-05-13
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index ff0813b1a..ad24aed2d 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 name = "self_encryption"
 readme = "README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/WithAutonomi/self_encryption"
-version = "0.36.0"
+version = "0.36.1"
 
 [features]
 default = []
diff --git a/nodejs/Cargo.toml b/nodejs/Cargo.toml
index 282623a6f..1b646bf30 100644
--- a/nodejs/Cargo.toml
+++ b/nodejs/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ crate-type = ["cdylib"]
 hex = "0.4.3"
 napi = { version = "2.12.2", default-features = false, features = ["napi4", "napi6", "tokio_rt", "serde-json"] }
 napi-derive = "2.12.2"
-self_encryption = { version = "0.36.0", path = ".." }
+self_encryption = { version = "0.36.1", path = ".." }
 
 [build-dependencies]
 napi-build = "2.0.1"
diff --git a/nodejs/npm/darwin-arm64/package.json b/nodejs/npm/darwin-arm64/package.json
index 8e33b32d8..1299150b4 100644
--- a/nodejs/npm/darwin-arm64/package.json
+++ b/nodejs/npm/darwin-arm64/package.json
@@ -14,9 +14,11 @@
   ],
   "main": "self-encryption.darwin-arm64.node",
   "files": [
-    "self-encryption.darwin-arm64.node"
+    "self-encryption.darwin-arm64.node",
+    "LICENSE-MIT",
+    "LICENSE-APACHE"
   ],
-  "license": "MIT",
+  "license": "MIT OR Apache-2.0",
   "engines": {
     "node": ">= 10"
   }
diff --git a/nodejs/npm/darwin-x64/package.json b/nodejs/npm/darwin-x64/package.json
index bcd9a4d69..ddbded05d 100644
--- a/nodejs/npm/darwin-x64/package.json
+++ b/nodejs/npm/darwin-x64/package.json
@@ -14,9 +14,11 @@
   ],
   "main": "self-encryption.darwin-x64.node",
   "files": [
-    "self-encryption.darwin-x64.node"
+    "self-encryption.darwin-x64.node",
+    "LICENSE-MIT",
+    "LICENSE-APACHE"
   ],
-  "license": "MIT",
+  "license": "MIT OR Apache-2.0",
   "engines": {
     "node": ">= 10"
   }
diff --git a/nodejs/npm/linux-x64-gnu/package.json b/nodejs/npm/linux-x64-gnu/package.json
index fd2bab2db..d0583e6a7 100644
--- a/nodejs/npm/linux-x64-gnu/package.json
+++ b/nodejs/npm/linux-x64-gnu/package.json
@@ -14,9 +14,11 @@
   ],
   "main": "self-encryption.linux-x64-gnu.node",
   "files": [
-    "self-encryption.linux-x64-gnu.node"
+    "self-encryption.linux-x64-gnu.node",
+    "LICENSE-MIT",
+    "LICENSE-APACHE"
   ],
-  "license": "MIT",
+  "license": "MIT OR Apache-2.0",
   "engines": {
     "node": ">= 10"
   },
diff --git a/nodejs/npm/win32-x64-msvc/package.json b/nodejs/npm/win32-x64-msvc/package.json
index 5a0055f64..34277a37a 100644
--- a/nodejs/npm/win32-x64-msvc/package.json
+++ b/nodejs/npm/win32-x64-msvc/package.json
@@ -14,9 +14,11 @@
   ],
   "main": "self-encryption.win32-x64-msvc.node",
   "files": [
-    "self-encryption.win32-x64-msvc.node"
+    "self-encryption.win32-x64-msvc.node",
+    "LICENSE-MIT",
+    "LICENSE-APACHE"
   ],
-  "license": "MIT",
+  "license": "MIT OR Apache-2.0",
   "engines": {
     "node": ">= 10"
   }
diff --git a/nodejs/package-lock.json b/nodejs/package-lock.json
index be1ee2d31..a15182b1b 100644
--- a/nodejs/package-lock.json
+++ b/nodejs/package-lock.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     "": {
       "name": "@withautonomi/self-encryption",
       "version": "0.1.1",
-      "license": "GPL-3.0",
+      "license": "MIT OR Apache-2.0",
       "devDependencies": {
         "@napi-rs/cli": "^2.18.4",
         "@types/node": "^22.13.10",