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   <ItemGroup>
     <Content Include=".gitignore" />
   </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <None Include="LICENSE.md" />
+    <None Include="README.md" />
+  </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
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+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2018 Chris Kaczor
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
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+# CreateInstallDescriptor
+
+Simple command line tool that reads an MSI, EXE, or DLL file and creates an XML file with the name, version, and creation date of the input file. The XML file can be placed on a server along with the input file to be used as part of an auto-update system.
+
+## Authors
+
+* **Chris Kaczor** - *Initial work* - https://github.com/ckaczor - https://chriskaczor.com
+
+## License
+
+This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the [LICENSE.md](LICENSE.md) file for details.