diff --git a/changelog/29024.txt b/changelog/29024.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..79e3a6b398
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/29024.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:improvement
+core: Add autoloaded license getter.
+```
diff --git a/vault/core_stubs_oss.go b/vault/core_stubs_oss.go
index 75fb38b406..5758a00a87 100644
--- a/vault/core_stubs_oss.go
+++ b/vault/core_stubs_oss.go
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ func (c *Core) EntGetLicenseState() (*LicenseState, error) {
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
+func (c *Core) EntGetLicense() (string, error) {
+	return "", nil
+}
+
 func (c *Core) EntReloadLicense() error {
 	return nil
 }