diff --git a/config/dependency_decisions.yml b/config/dependency_decisions.yml
index ca5b941aebffa13980e433b644853389197b646f..c9018f3bf0ebd4e16abfdcc6940b93691454cf2b 100644
--- a/config/dependency_decisions.yml
+++ b/config/dependency_decisions.yml
@@ -404,3 +404,9 @@
     :why: https://github.com/mafintosh/thunky/blob/master/README.md#license
     :versions: []
     :when: 2017-08-07 05:56:09.907045000 Z
+- - :whitelist
+  - Unlicense
+  - :who: Nick Thomas <nick@gitlab.com>
+    :why: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/organization/issues/116
+    :versions: []
+    :when: 2017-09-01 17:17:51.996511844 Z
diff --git a/doc/development/licensing.md b/doc/development/licensing.md
index 2b16dfe0e7cd764d4767a8658cbf0269c1e77734..60da7b9166d3f0d393de367cf1606ba6ed144438 100644
--- a/doc/development/licensing.md
+++ b/doc/development/licensing.md
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ Libraries with the following licenses are acceptable for use:
 - [BSD 3-Clause License][BSD-3-Clause] (also known as New BSD or Modified BSD): A permissive (non-copyleft) license as defined by the Open Source Initiative
 - [ISC License][ISC] (also known as the OpenBSD License): A permissive (non-copyleft) license as defined by the Open Source Initiative.
 - [Creative Commons Zero (CC0)][CC0]: A public domain dedication, recommended as a way to disclaim copyright on your work to the maximum extent possible.
+- [Unlicense][UNLICENSE]: Another public domain dedication.
 
 ## Unacceptable Licenses
 
@@ -101,5 +102,6 @@ Gems which are included only in the "development" or "test" groups by Bundler ar
 [OSL]: https://opensource.org/licenses/OSL-3.0
 [OSL-GNU]: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.en.html#OSL
 [Org-Repo]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/organization
+[UNLICENSE]: https://unlicense.org
 [Acceptable-Licenses]: #acceptable-licenses
 [Unacceptable-Licenses]: #unacceptable-licenses