diff --git a/LICENSES/Qt-GPL-exception-1.0.txt b/LICENSES/Qt-GPL-exception-1.0.txt
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index d0322bf..0000000
--- a/LICENSES/Qt-GPL-exception-1.0.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-The Qt Company GPL Exception 1.0
-
-Exception 1:
-
-As a special exception you may create a larger work which contains the
-output of this application and distribute that work under terms of your
-choice, so long as the work is not otherwise derived from or based on
-this application and so long as the work does not in itself generate
-output that contains the output from this application in its original
-or modified form.
-
-Exception 2:
-
-As a special exception, you have permission to combine this application
-with Plugins licensed under the terms of your choice, to produce an
-executable, and to copy and distribute the resulting executable under
-the terms of your choice. However, the executable must be accompanied
-by a prominent notice offering all users of the executable the entire
-source code to this application, excluding the source code of the
-independent modules, but including any changes you have made to this
-application, under the terms of this license.
-
diff --git a/REUSE.toml b/REUSE.toml
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index 0000000..8702037
--- /dev/null
+++ b/REUSE.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+version = 1
+
+[[annotations]]
+path = [".cmake.conf", "**.yaml", "**.json", "**.pro"]
+precedence = "closest"
+comment = "build system"
+SPDX-FileCopyrightText = "Copyright (C) 2024 The Qt Company Ltd."
+SPDX-License-Identifier = "BSD-3-Clause"
+
+[[annotations]]
+path = [".tag", "**/.gitattributes", "**.gitignore"]
+precedence = "closest"
+comment = "version control system. Licensed as build system"
+SPDX-FileCopyrightText = "Copyright (C) 2024 The Qt Company Ltd."
+SPDX-License-Identifier = "BSD-3-Clause"
+
+[[annotations]]
+path = ["**/doc/images/**", "examples/**"]
+comment = "this must be after the build system table because example and snippets take precedence over build system"
+precedence = "closest"
+SPDX-FileCopyrightText = "Copyright (C) 2024 The Qt Company Ltd."
+SPDX-License-Identifier = "LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR BSD-3-Clause"
+
+[[annotations]]
+path = ["**.qdocconf",  "src/mqtt/doc/style/style.css", "tests/README.txt"]
+comment = "documentation"
+precedence = "closest"
+SPDX-FileCopyrightText = "Copyright (C) 2024 The Qt Company Ltd."
+SPDX-License-Identifier = "LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR GFDL-1.3-no-invariants-only"
+
+[[annotations]]
+path = ["**.toml", "licenseRule.json"]
+comment = "documentation"
+precedence = "override"
+SPDX-FileCopyrightText = "Copyright (C) 2024 The Qt Company Ltd."
+SPDX-License-Identifier = "LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR GFDL-1.3-no-invariants-only"
+
+[[annotations]]
+path = ["**/qt_attribution.json"]
+comment = "currently not needed, but ready if such file is added. documentation."
+precedence = "override"
+SPDX-FileCopyrightText = "Copyright (C) 2024 The Qt Company Ltd."
+SPDX-License-Identifier = "LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR GFDL-1.3-no-invariants-only"
diff --git a/dist/REUSE.toml b/dist/REUSE.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f14104b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dist/REUSE.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+version = 1
+
+[[annotations]]
+path = ["*"]
+precedence = "override"
+comment = "Licensed as documentation."
+SPDX-FileCopyrightText = "Copyright (C) 2024 The Qt Company Ltd."
+SPDX-License-Identifier = "LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR GFDL-1.3-no-invariants-only"