diff --git a/runtime/near-vm/lib/README.md b/runtime/near-vm/lib/README.md
index aaf820c8124..4c13536000c 100644
--- a/runtime/near-vm/lib/README.md
+++ b/runtime/near-vm/lib/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-# The Wasmer runtime crates
+# The NearVM runtime crates
+
+This crate set is a fork of Wasmer. A significant number of things
+changed, but the documentation is not up-to-date yet.
 
 The philosophy of Wasmer is to be very modular by design. It's
 composed of a set of crates. We can group them as follows:
diff --git a/runtime/near-vm/lib/api/Cargo.toml b/runtime/near-vm/lib/api/Cargo.toml
index db4a482efb5..b1d8c4ff11a 100644
--- a/runtime/near-vm/lib/api/Cargo.toml
+++ b/runtime/near-vm/lib/api/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,11 +5,12 @@ description = "High-performance WebAssembly runtime"
 categories = ["wasm"]
 keywords = ["wasm", "webassembly", "runtime", "vm"]
 authors = ["Wasmer Engineering Team <engineering@wasmer.io>", "Near Inc <hello@nearprotocol.com>"]
-repository = "https://github.com/wasmerio/wasmer"
+repository = "https://github.com/near/nearcore"
 license = "MIT"
 readme = "README.md"
 edition = "2021"
-publish = false
+publish = true
+rust-version.workspace = true
 
 [lib]
 name = "wasmer"
diff --git a/runtime/near-vm/lib/api/LICENSE b/runtime/near-vm/lib/api/LICENSE
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..30cff7403da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/near-vm/lib/api/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../LICENSE
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/runtime/near-vm/lib/api/README.md b/runtime/near-vm/lib/api/README.md
index f95eb90d5df..d330c51ea20 100644
--- a/runtime/near-vm/lib/api/README.md
+++ b/runtime/near-vm/lib/api/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-# `wasmer` [![Build Status](https://github.com/wasmerio/wasmer/workflows/build/badge.svg?style=flat-square)](https://github.com/wasmerio/wasmer/actions?query=workflow%3Abuild) [![Join Wasmer Slack](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Slack&message=join%20chat&color=brighgreen&style=flat-square)](https://slack.wasmer.io) [![MIT License](https://img.shields.io/github/license/wasmerio/wasmer.svg?style=flat-square)](https://github.com/wasmerio/wasmer/blob/master/LICENSE) [![crates.io](https://img.shields.io/crates/v/wasmer.svg)](https://crates.io/crates/wasmer)
+# `near-vm`
+
+This crate is a fork of `wasmer`. A significant number of things
+changed, but the documentation is not up-to-date yet.
 
 [`Wasmer`](https://wasmer.io/) is the most popular
 [WebAssembly](https://webassembly.org/) runtime for Rust. It supports
diff --git a/runtime/near-vm/lib/compiler-singlepass/Cargo.toml b/runtime/near-vm/lib/compiler-singlepass/Cargo.toml
index 9413b4be1e6..c5e3cd461fb 100644
--- a/runtime/near-vm/lib/compiler-singlepass/Cargo.toml
+++ b/runtime/near-vm/lib/compiler-singlepass/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ description = "Singlepass compiler for Wasmer WebAssembly runtime"
 categories = ["wasm"]
 keywords = ["wasm", "webassembly", "compiler", "singlepass"]
 authors = ["Wasmer Engineering Team <engineering@wasmer.io>", "Near Inc <hello@nearprotocol.com>"]
-repository = "https://github.com/wasmerio/wasmer"
-documentation = "https://docs.rs/wasmer-compiler-singlepass/"
+repository = "https://github.com/near/nearcore"
 license = "MIT"
 readme = "README.md"
 edition = "2021"
-publish = false
+publish = true
+rust-version.workspace = true
 
 [lib]
 name = "wasmer_compiler_singlepass"
diff --git a/runtime/near-vm/lib/compiler-singlepass/LICENSE b/runtime/near-vm/lib/compiler-singlepass/LICENSE
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..30cff7403da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/near-vm/lib/compiler-singlepass/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../LICENSE
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/runtime/near-vm/lib/compiler-singlepass/README.md b/runtime/near-vm/lib/compiler-singlepass/README.md
index 0cef04e0dd4..f82721f4a6e 100644
--- a/runtime/near-vm/lib/compiler-singlepass/README.md
+++ b/runtime/near-vm/lib/compiler-singlepass/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-# `wasmer-compiler-singlepass` [![Build Status](https://github.com/wasmerio/wasmer/workflows/build/badge.svg?style=flat-square)](https://github.com/wasmerio/wasmer/actions?query=workflow%3Abuild) [![Join Wasmer Slack](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Slack&message=join%20chat&color=brighgreen&style=flat-square)](https://slack.wasmer.io) [![MIT License](https://img.shields.io/github/license/wasmerio/wasmer.svg?style=flat-square)](https://github.com/wasmerio/wasmer/blob/master/LICENSE) [![crates.io](https://img.shields.io/crates/v/wasmer-compiler-singlepass.svg)](https://crates.io/crates/wasmer-compiler-singlepass)
+# `near-vm-compiler-singlepass`
+
+This crate is a fork of `wasmer-compiler-singlepass`. A significant number of things changed, but the documentation is not up-to-date yet.
 
 This crate contains a compiler implementation based on the Singlepass linear compiler.
 
diff --git a/runtime/near-vm/lib/compiler-universal b/runtime/near-vm/lib/compiler-universal
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..46b165c73dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/near-vm/lib/compiler-universal
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../../../licenses/LICENSE-MIT
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/runtime/near-vm/lib/compiler/Cargo.toml b/runtime/near-vm/lib/compiler/Cargo.toml
index 19546502185..8c893a9627a 100644
--- a/runtime/near-vm/lib/compiler/Cargo.toml
+++ b/runtime/near-vm/lib/compiler/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,11 +5,12 @@ description = "Base compiler abstraction for Wasmer WebAssembly runtime"
 categories = ["wasm", "no-std"]
 keywords = ["wasm", "webassembly", "compiler"]
 authors = ["Wasmer Engineering Team <engineering@wasmer.io>", "Near Inc <hello@nearprotocol.com>"]
-repository = "https://github.com/wasmerio/wasmer"
+repository = "https://github.com/near/nearcore"
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception"
 readme = "README.md"
 edition = "2021"
-publish = false
+publish = true
+rust-version.workspace = true
 
 [lib]
 name = "wasmer_compiler"
diff --git a/runtime/near-vm/lib/compiler/LICENSE b/runtime/near-vm/lib/compiler/LICENSE
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..30cff7403da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/near-vm/lib/compiler/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../LICENSE
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/runtime/near-vm/lib/compiler/README.md b/runtime/near-vm/lib/compiler/README.md
index 093c6afa62d..e9b6a5f557b 100644
--- a/runtime/near-vm/lib/compiler/README.md
+++ b/runtime/near-vm/lib/compiler/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-# `wasmer-compiler` [![Build Status](https://github.com/wasmerio/wasmer/workflows/build/badge.svg?style=flat-square)](https://github.com/wasmerio/wasmer/actions?query=workflow%3Abuild) [![Join Wasmer Slack](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Slack&message=join%20chat&color=brighgreen&style=flat-square)](https://slack.wasmer.io) [![MIT License](https://img.shields.io/github/license/wasmerio/wasmer.svg?style=flat-square)](https://github.com/wasmerio/wasmer/blob/master/LICENSE)
+# `near-vm-compiler`
+
+This crate is a fork of `wasmer-compiler`. A significant number of things
+changed, but the documentation is not up-to-date yet.
 
 This crate is the base for Compiler implementations.
 
diff --git a/runtime/near-vm/lib/engine-universal/Cargo.toml b/runtime/near-vm/lib/engine-universal/Cargo.toml
index a922a66189a..d8d1c5d45ba 100644
--- a/runtime/near-vm/lib/engine-universal/Cargo.toml
+++ b/runtime/near-vm/lib/engine-universal/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,11 +5,12 @@ description = "Wasmer Universal Engine"
 categories = ["wasm"]
 keywords = ["wasm", "webassembly", "engine", "universal"]
 authors = ["Wasmer Engineering Team <engineering@wasmer.io>", "Near Inc <hello@nearprotocol.com>"]
-repository = "https://github.com/wasmerio/wasmer"
+repository = "https://github.com/near/nearcore"
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception "
 readme = "README.md"
 edition = "2021"
-publish = false
+publish = true
+rust-version.workspace = true
 
 [lib]
 name = "wasmer_engine_universal"
diff --git a/runtime/near-vm/lib/engine-universal/LICENSE b/runtime/near-vm/lib/engine-universal/LICENSE
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..30cff7403da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/near-vm/lib/engine-universal/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../LICENSE
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/runtime/near-vm/lib/engine-universal/README.md b/runtime/near-vm/lib/engine-universal/README.md
index 93d9ac321f5..1d3aae77b0b 100644
--- a/runtime/near-vm/lib/engine-universal/README.md
+++ b/runtime/near-vm/lib/engine-universal/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-# `wasmer-engine-universal` [![Build Status](https://github.com/wasmerio/wasmer/workflows/build/badge.svg?style=flat-square)](https://github.com/wasmerio/wasmer/actions?query=workflow%3Abuild) [![Join Wasmer Slack](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Slack&message=join%20chat&color=brighgreen&style=flat-square)](https://slack.wasmer.io) [![MIT License](https://img.shields.io/github/license/wasmerio/wasmer.svg?style=flat-square)](https://github.com/wasmerio/wasmer/blob/master/LICENSE)
+# `near-vm-engine-universal`
+
+This crate is a fork of `wasmer-engine-universal`. A significant number of
+things changed, but the documentation is not up-to-date yet.
 
 The Wasmer Universal engine is usable with any compiler implementation based
 on [`wasmer-compiler`]. After the compiler process the result, the Universal
diff --git a/runtime/near-vm/lib/engine/Cargo.toml b/runtime/near-vm/lib/engine/Cargo.toml
index a3292073151..8856ad0f120 100644
--- a/runtime/near-vm/lib/engine/Cargo.toml
+++ b/runtime/near-vm/lib/engine/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,11 +5,12 @@ description = "Wasmer Engine abstraction"
 categories = ["wasm"]
 keywords = ["wasm", "webassembly", "engine"]
 authors = ["Wasmer Engineering Team <engineering@wasmer.io>", "Near Inc <hello@nearprotocol.com>"]
-repository = "https://github.com/wasmerio/wasmer"
+repository = "https://github.com/near/nearcore"
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception "
 readme = "README.md"
 edition = "2021"
-publish = false
+publish = true
+rust-version.workspace = true
 
 [lib]
 name = "wasmer_engine"
diff --git a/runtime/near-vm/lib/engine/LICENSE b/runtime/near-vm/lib/engine/LICENSE
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..30cff7403da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/near-vm/lib/engine/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../LICENSE
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/runtime/near-vm/lib/engine/README.md b/runtime/near-vm/lib/engine/README.md
index c4de85c25dc..e5eb1ac9c68 100644
--- a/runtime/near-vm/lib/engine/README.md
+++ b/runtime/near-vm/lib/engine/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-# `wasmer-engine` [![Build Status](https://github.com/wasmerio/wasmer/workflows/build/badge.svg?style=flat-square)](https://github.com/wasmerio/wasmer/actions?query=workflow%3Abuild) [![Join Wasmer Slack](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Slack&message=join%20chat&color=brighgreen&style=flat-square)](https://slack.wasmer.io) [![MIT License](https://img.shields.io/github/license/wasmerio/wasmer.svg?style=flat-square)](https://github.com/wasmerio/wasmer/blob/master/LICENSE)
+# `near-vm-engine`
+
+This crate is a fork of `wasmer-engine`. A significant number of things changed, but the documentation is not up-to-date yet.
 
 This crate is the general abstraction for creating Engines in Wasmer.
 
diff --git a/runtime/near-vm/lib/types/Cargo.toml b/runtime/near-vm/lib/types/Cargo.toml
index e2ecdfbad95..15f276a6b69 100644
--- a/runtime/near-vm/lib/types/Cargo.toml
+++ b/runtime/near-vm/lib/types/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,11 +5,12 @@ description = "Wasmer Common Types"
 categories = ["wasm", "no-std", "data-structures"]
 keywords = ["wasm", "webassembly", "types"]
 authors = ["Wasmer Engineering Team <engineering@wasmer.io>", "Near Inc <hello@nearprotocol.com>"]
-repository = "https://github.com/wasmerio/wasmer"
+repository = "https://github.com/near/nearcore"
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception"
 readme = "README.md"
 edition = "2021"
-publish = false
+publish = true
+rust-version.workspace = true
 
 [lib]
 name = "wasmer_types"
diff --git a/runtime/near-vm/lib/types/LICENSE b/runtime/near-vm/lib/types/LICENSE
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..30cff7403da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/near-vm/lib/types/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../LICENSE
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/runtime/near-vm/lib/types/README.md b/runtime/near-vm/lib/types/README.md
index 799c1bcb4cc..54608f280d2 100644
--- a/runtime/near-vm/lib/types/README.md
+++ b/runtime/near-vm/lib/types/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-# `wasmer-types` [![Build Status](https://github.com/wasmerio/wasmer/workflows/build/badge.svg?style=flat-square)](https://github.com/wasmerio/wasmer/actions?query=workflow%3Abuild) [![Join Wasmer Slack](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Slack&message=join%20chat&color=brighgreen&style=flat-square)](https://slack.wasmer.io) [![MIT License](https://img.shields.io/github/license/wasmerio/wasmer.svg?style=flat-square)](https://github.com/wasmerio/wasmer/blob/master/LICENSE)
+# `near-vm-types`
+
+This crate is a fork of `wasmer-types`. A significant number of things changed, but the documentation is not up-to-date yet.
 
 This library provides all the types and traits necessary to use
 WebAssembly easily anywhere.
diff --git a/runtime/near-vm/lib/vm/Cargo.toml b/runtime/near-vm/lib/vm/Cargo.toml
index 3d678360685..33fbc86aaae 100644
--- a/runtime/near-vm/lib/vm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/runtime/near-vm/lib/vm/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,11 +5,12 @@ description = "Runtime library support for Wasmer"
 categories = ["wasm"]
 keywords = ["wasm", "webassembly"]
 authors = ["Wasmer Engineering Team <engineering@wasmer.io>", "Near Inc <hello@nearprotocol.com>"]
-repository = "https://github.com/wasmerio/wasmer"
+repository = "https://github.com/near/nearcore"
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception"
 readme = "README.md"
 edition = "2021"
-publish = false
+publish = true
+rust-version.workspace = true
 
 [lib]
 name = "wasmer_vm"
diff --git a/runtime/near-vm/lib/vm/LICENSE b/runtime/near-vm/lib/vm/LICENSE
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..30cff7403da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/near-vm/lib/vm/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../LICENSE
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/runtime/near-vm/lib/vm/README.md b/runtime/near-vm/lib/vm/README.md
index f534f97cd93..9ee5ac2a66f 100644
--- a/runtime/near-vm/lib/vm/README.md
+++ b/runtime/near-vm/lib/vm/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-# `wasmer-vm` [![Build Status](https://github.com/wasmerio/wasmer/workflows/build/badge.svg?style=flat-square)](https://github.com/wasmerio/wasmer/actions?query=workflow%3Abuild) [![Join Wasmer Slack](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Slack&message=join%20chat&color=brighgreen&style=flat-square)](https://slack.wasmer.io) [![MIT License](https://img.shields.io/github/license/wasmerio/wasmer.svg?style=flat-square)](https://github.com/wasmerio/wasmer/blob/master/LICENSE)
+# `near-vm-vm`
+
+This crate is a fork of `wasmer-vm`. A significant number of things changed, but the documentation is not up-to-date yet.
 
 This crate contains the Wasmer VM runtime library, supporting the Wasm ABI used by any [`wasmer-engine`] implementation.
 
diff --git a/tools/themis/src/rules.rs b/tools/themis/src/rules.rs
index 355782f61d6..c66b39fbae8 100644
--- a/tools/themis/src/rules.rs
+++ b/tools/themis/src/rules.rs
@@ -232,6 +232,8 @@ pub fn publishable_has_unified_license(workspace: &Workspace) -> anyhow::Result<
         .filter(|pkg| {
             utils::is_publishable(pkg)
                 && matches!(pkg.parsed.license, Some(ref l) if l != EXPECTED_LICENSE)
+                // near-vm is a wasmer fork, so we don’t control the license
+                && !pkg.parsed.name.starts_with("near-vm")
         })
         .map(|pkg| Outlier {
             path: pkg.parsed.manifest_path.clone(),