diff --git a/.env b/.env
index 565f50c41b..e90a555742 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -3,4 +3,7 @@ DB_PASSWORD=changeme
 # this is the url that your instance is publicly exposed to
 WM_BASE_URL=http://localhost
 
-# To use another port than :80, setup the Caddyfile and the caddy section of the docker-compose to your needs: https://caddyserver.com/docs/getting-started
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+# To use another port than :80, setup the Caddyfile and the caddy section of the docker-compose to your needs: https://caddyserver.com/docs/getting-started
+
+# License key for enterprise edition
+# WM_LICENSE_KEY="<id>.<expiry>.<signature>"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index bc8d1e1834..3fca8043b1 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ services:
       - NUM_WORKERS=0
       - DISABLE_SERVER=false
       - METRICS_ADDR=false
+      # LICENSE_KEY is only needed for the enterprise edition
+      # - LICENSE_KEY=${WM_LICENSE_KEY}
     depends_on:
       db:
         condition: service_healthy
@@ -54,6 +56,8 @@ services:
       - DISABLE_SERVER=true
       - KEEP_JOB_DIR=false
       - METRICS_ADDR=false
+      # LICENSE_KEY is only needed for the enterprise edition
+      # - LICENSE_KEY=${WM_LICENSE_KEY}
     depends_on:
       db:
         condition: service_healthy