diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b2f2904..c5ca637 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -124,8 +124,10 @@ and add `.unlighthouse/` to the site's `.gitignore`.
 
 `site-ci.yml` runs `bun run check:licenses` when the lockfile or `scripts/`
 change. Sites implement that script with the shared check, which runs
-`license-checker` in the site's repo root and fails on GPL, AGPL, SSPL and
-similar copyleft licenses (LGPL is allowed).
+`license-checker-rseidelsohn` in the site's repo root and fails on GPL, AGPL,
+SSPL and similar copyleft licenses (LGPL is allowed). The site needs
+`license-checker-rseidelsohn` as a devDependency so the bin resolves from its
+own `node_modules`.
 
 With `@taraxvoid/voidflow` as a devDependency, call the bin from the site's
 `package.json`:
diff --git a/scripts/check-licenses.ts b/scripts/check-licenses.ts
index 3ded0dc..5758c92 100755
--- a/scripts/check-licenses.ts
+++ b/scripts/check-licenses.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 /**
  * Shared license policy check for the Astro/bun site stack: fail on GPL kudzu.
  *
- * Runs `license-checker` against the current working directory (the caller's
+ * Runs `license-checker-rseidelsohn` against the current working directory (the caller's
  * repo root) and exits non-zero if any installed package carries a blocked
  * license.
  *
@@ -43,13 +43,13 @@ export const FAIL_ON = [
 
 const result = spawnSync(
     'bunx',
-    ['license-checker', '--summary', '--failOn', FAIL_ON],
+    ['license-checker-rseidelsohn', '--summary', '--failOn', FAIL_ON],
     { cwd: process.cwd(), stdio: 'inherit' },
 )
 
 if (result.error) {
     console.error(
-        `\ncheck:licenses failed - could not run license-checker: ${result.error.message}`,
+        `\ncheck:licenses failed - could not run license-checker-rseidelsohn: ${result.error.message}`,
     )
     process.exit(1)
 }