diff --git a/.reuse/dep5 b/.reuse/dep5
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+Format: https://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/
+
+# Temporarily mark all files to be licensed with the custom "TODO" license,
+# until we import the proper licensing metadata in a separate PR.
+Files: *
+Copyright: TODO
+License: LicenseRef-TODO
diff --git a/LICENSES/LicenseRef-TODO.txt b/LICENSES/LicenseRef-TODO.txt
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+Temporary placeholder, only needed until we import the actual licensing
+metadata.