diff --git a/docs/plugins/apps/apps-11.1.2.tar.xz b/docs/plugins/apps/apps-11.1.2.tar.xz
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..92b81477
Binary files /dev/null and b/docs/plugins/apps/apps-11.1.2.tar.xz differ
diff --git a/docs/plugins/index.json b/docs/plugins/index.json
index 019db454..3a212e20 100644
--- a/docs/plugins/index.json
+++ b/docs/plugins/index.json
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@
           "url": "apps/apps-11.1.1.tar.xz",
           "sha256": "81fd3c72a76358d56c8d7cdc3bbc566c3119a334c96a9855ae75187521032e6b",
           "releaseDate": "2026-01-28"
+        },
+        {
+          "version": "11.1.2",
+          "url": "apps/apps-11.1.2.tar.xz",
+          "sha256": "1a647a33feb45e0fe96b1772df27e4f75168b3c6e01d7c3c590a90a2bfde125d",
+          "releaseDate": "2026-02-04"
         }
       ]
     }
diff --git a/internal/plugin/validation.go b/internal/plugin/validation.go
index 5b338278..eee1b078 100644
--- a/internal/plugin/validation.go
+++ b/internal/plugin/validation.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package plugin
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
@@ -30,6 +31,10 @@ import (
 // ValidatePluginScript validates that a plugin script outputs a manifest matching the expected manifest.
 // All fields must match exactly, including Scripts and MinCLIVersion for managed plugins.
 func ValidatePluginScript(pluginDir string, expectedManifest PluginManifest) error {
+	if err := ValidateLicense(pluginDir); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	scriptPath, err := FindPluginScript(pluginDir, expectedManifest.Name)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -45,6 +50,23 @@ func ValidatePluginScript(pluginDir string, expectedManifest PluginManifest) err
 	return validateManifests(expectedManifest, *scriptManifest)
 }
 
+// ValidateLicense validates that a plugin has a LICENSE.txt file.
+func ValidateLicense(pluginDir string) error {
+	licensePath := filepath.Join(pluginDir, "LICENSE.txt")
+
+	if _, err := os.Stat(licensePath); err != nil {
+		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			return errors.New("plugin must contain LICENSE.txt file")
+		}
+
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to check for LICENSE.txt: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	log.Debug("Plugin license validation passed", "path", licensePath)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 // validateManifests compares two manifests and returns an error if they differ.
 func validateManifests(expected, actual PluginManifest) error {
 	opts := cmp.Options{
diff --git a/internal/plugin/validation_test.go b/internal/plugin/validation_test.go
index 8c1e1c66..a8f621d8 100644
--- a/internal/plugin/validation_test.go
+++ b/internal/plugin/validation_test.go
@@ -354,3 +354,67 @@ func createScript(t *testing.T, path, content string) {
 	err := os.WriteFile(path, []byte(content), 0o755)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 }
+
+func TestValidateLicense_Success(t *testing.T) {
+	tempDir := t.TempDir()
+
+	licensePath := filepath.Join(tempDir, "LICENSE.txt")
+	err := os.WriteFile(licensePath, []byte("Apache License 2.0"), 0o644)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	err = ValidateLicense(tempDir)
+
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+}
+
+func TestValidateLicense_Missing(t *testing.T) {
+	tempDir := t.TempDir()
+
+	err := ValidateLicense(tempDir)
+
+	require.Error(t, err)
+	assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "plugin must contain LICENSE.txt file")
+}
+
+func TestValidatePluginScript_MissingLicense(t *testing.T) {
+	tempDir := t.TempDir()
+
+	manifest := PluginManifest{
+		BasicPluginManifest: BasicPluginManifest{
+			Name:           "test",
+			Version:        "1.0.0",
+			Description:    "Test plugin",
+			Authentication: true,
+		},
+	}
+
+	createTestScript(t, tempDir, manifest)
+
+	err := ValidatePluginScript(tempDir, manifest)
+
+	require.Error(t, err)
+	assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "plugin must contain LICENSE.txt file")
+}
+
+func TestValidatePluginScript_WithLicense(t *testing.T) {
+	tempDir := t.TempDir()
+
+	manifest := PluginManifest{
+		BasicPluginManifest: BasicPluginManifest{
+			Name:           "test",
+			Version:        "1.0.0",
+			Description:    "Test plugin",
+			Authentication: true,
+		},
+	}
+
+	createTestScript(t, tempDir, manifest)
+
+	licensePath := filepath.Join(tempDir, "LICENSE.txt")
+	err := os.WriteFile(licensePath, []byte("Apache License 2.0"), 0o644)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	err = ValidatePluginScript(tempDir, manifest)
+
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+}