diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index c7c7236..4685cb4 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 2024-10-28 - 1.6.0 - feat(classes.publishmodule)
+Added copying of readme and license files to publish directory
+
+- Enhanced the createPublishModuleDir method in PublishModule class to copy the 'readme.md' and 'license' files to the publish directory.
+
 ## 2024-10-28 - 1.5.5 - fix(core)
 Handled non-existent package in publish module to avoid errors
 
diff --git a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
index 8b5fb9a..4927db7 100644
--- a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
+++ b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@git.zone/tspublish',
-  version: '1.5.5',
+  version: '1.6.0',
   description: 'A tool to publish multiple, concise, and small packages from monorepos, specifically for TypeScript projects within a git environment.'
 }
diff --git a/ts/classes.publishmodule.ts b/ts/classes.publishmodule.ts
index 8cc7365..8e1d9c1 100644
--- a/ts/classes.publishmodule.ts
+++ b/ts/classes.publishmodule.ts
@@ -171,6 +171,18 @@ export class PublishModule {
       this.options.packageSubFolderFullPath,
       plugins.path.join(this.options.publishModDirFullPath, this.options.packageSubFolder)
     );
+
+    // readme
+    await plugins.smartfile.fs.copy(
+      plugins.path.join(this.options.packageSubFolderFullPath, 'readme.md'),
+      plugins.path.join(this.options.publishModDirFullPath, 'readme.md')
+    );
+
+    // license
+    await plugins.smartfile.fs.copy(
+      plugins.path.join(this.options.monoRepoDir, 'license'),
+      plugins.path.join(this.options.publishModDirFullPath, 'license')
+    );
   }
 
   public async build() {