diff --git a/docs/packages/levenshtein.yaml b/docs/packages/levenshtein.yaml
index 28a8ffdd01..013ba496a2 100644
--- a/docs/packages/levenshtein.yaml
+++ b/docs/packages/levenshtein.yaml
@@ -18,3 +18,4 @@ versions:
   - filename: levenshtein-0.27.4-cp314-cp314t-manylinux_2_34_riscv64.manylinux_2_39_riscv64.whl
     sha256: 99ec2ff95c4704776dcc3370222f1f6b1dea23a3fc0a501f65f95b746d1e724c
     requires-python: '>=3.10'
+- version: 0.27.5
diff --git a/patches/levenshtein/0.27.5/0001-add-rapidfuzz-cpp-s-licence-next-to-the-package-s-ow.patch b/patches/levenshtein/0.27.5/0001-add-rapidfuzz-cpp-s-licence-next-to-the-package-s-ow.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..897213ce6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/levenshtein/0.27.5/0001-add-rapidfuzz-cpp-s-licence-next-to-the-package-s-ow.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+From bf9ae0e83c4011e185c7b6771c29dd286d8e08dd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Ludovic Henry <git@ludovic.dev>
+Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2026 04:32:51 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] add rapidfuzz-cpp's licence next to the package's own
+
+Upstream-Status: To upstream [not yet submitted; the same gap exists in every Levenshtein wheel on PyPI, so this needs a maintainer discussion rather than a drive-by PR]
+
+The extension compiles in the bundled rapidfuzz-cpp headers
+(extern/rapidfuzz-cpp, added by CMakeLists.txt via add_subdirectory when no
+system rapidfuzz is found). That library is header-only and MIT-licensed by
+Max Bachmann and Adam Cohen, and its terms require the copyright notice to
+travel with binary redistributions, but the built wheel ships only
+Levenshtein's own GPL LICENSE.
+
+Adding the file at the project root is enough on its own: with no
+license-files key in pyproject.toml, scikit-build-core applies the PEP 639
+default glob (LICEN[CS]E*), so it lands in the wheel's dist-info/licenses/
+next to LICENSE with no packaging change.
+
+Signed-off-by: Ludovic Henry <git@ludovic.dev>
+---
+ LICENSE.rapidfuzz-cpp | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
+ 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+)
+ create mode 100644 LICENSE.rapidfuzz-cpp
+
+diff --git a/LICENSE.rapidfuzz-cpp b/LICENSE.rapidfuzz-cpp
+new file mode 100644
+index 0000000..5955fc6
+--- /dev/null
++++ b/LICENSE.rapidfuzz-cpp
+@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
++Copyright © 2020 Max Bachmann
++Copyright © 2011 Adam Cohen
++
++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.