diff --git a/commands/init.go b/commands/init.go
index 9a15786e051bdaa74041a356dfb41cd106bd8215..c22afcd99d0f854fc3a10330152cdc3d359361e3 100644
--- a/commands/init.go
+++ b/commands/init.go
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ func InitProject(name string, dbType string) {
 	// Create datasmith.yaml file from template
 	createConfigFile(slug, name, dbType)
 
+	// Create an empty database.dbml file
+	createDBMLFile(slug)
+
+	// Create LICENSE.md file from template
+	createLicenseFile(slug, name)
+
 	// TODO: copy base files
 
 	fmt.Printf("Initialized new project structure in '%s'\n", slug)
@@ -92,6 +98,34 @@ func createConfigFile(projectDir, projectName, dbType string) {
 	}
 }
 
+// createDBMLFile creates an empty database.dbml file in the project directory
+func createDBMLFile(projectDir string) {
+	dbmlFilePath := filepath.Join(projectDir, "database.dbml")
+	file, err := os.Create(dbmlFilePath)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("Error creating database.dbml file: %v\n", err)
+		return
+	}
+	defer file.Close()
+
+	fmt.Printf("Created file: %s/database.dbml\n", projectDir)
+}
+
+// createLicenseFile creates the LICENSE.md file from template
+func createLicenseFile(projectDir, projectName string) {
+	data := map[string]interface{}{
+		"Name": projectName,
+		"Year": time.Now().Year(),
+	}
+
+	err := templates.CreateFileFromTemplate(projectDir, "", "LICENSE.md", "LICENSE.md", data)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("Error creating LICENSE.md file: %v\n", err)
+	} else {
+		fmt.Printf("Created file: %s/LICENSE.md\n", projectDir)
+	}
+}
+
 // Help returns the help information for the init command
 func InitHelp() string {
 	return "init [name] [--type mysql|postgres] : Create a new project with the specified name and database type."
diff --git a/templates/LICENSE.md.tmpl b/templates/LICENSE.md.tmpl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..02c00994487ba790b4ebc7fa2baf3febdfdda931
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/LICENSE.md.tmpl
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) {{ .Year }} {{ .Name }}
+
+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.