diff --git a/Geo/README.md b/Geo/README.md
index f265e6d..b110abe 100644
--- a/Geo/README.md
+++ b/Geo/README.md
@@ -6,6 +6,18 @@ Requires GeoIP2-python:
 ```
 pip install geoip2
 ```
+
+Requires a MaxMind license key to update the database.
+```
+Sign up for a MaxMind account at https://www.maxmind.com/en/geolite2/signup
+```
+```
+Create a license key at https://www.maxmind.com/en/accounts/current/license-key
+```
+```
+config plugins.geo.licenseKey <Your_Key_Here>
+```
+
 Usage:
 ```
 geo <nick/host/ip> (geolocate <nick> (must be in channel) <host>, or <ip> address
diff --git a/Geo/config.py b/Geo/config.py
index 4d5fb2b..159accd 100644
--- a/Geo/config.py
+++ b/Geo/config.py
@@ -22,4 +22,8 @@ Geo = conf.registerPlugin('Geo')
 conf.registerGlobalValue(Geo, 'datalastupdated',
     registry.PositiveInteger(1, """An integer representing the time since epoch the .dat file was last updated."""))
 
+conf.registerGlobalValue(Geo, 'licenseKey',
+    registry.String('', """MaxMind license key."""))
+
+
 # vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab textwidth=79:
diff --git a/Geo/plugin.py b/Geo/plugin.py
index 1a4a1f7..1bbd85f 100644
--- a/Geo/plugin.py
+++ b/Geo/plugin.py
@@ -115,7 +115,8 @@ class Geo(callbacks.Plugin):
 
     def getfile(self):
         """grabs the data file"""
-        u='https://geolite.maxmind.com/download/geoip/database/GeoLite2-City.tar.gz'
+        license = self.registryValue('licenseKey')
+        u='https://download.maxmind.com/app/geoip_download?edition_id=GeoLite2-City&license_key={}&suffix=tar.gz'.format(license)
         f = '%s%sgeo%sGeoLite2-City.tar.gz' % (conf.supybot.directories.data(), os.sep, os.sep)
         f2 = '%s%sgeo%sGeoLite2-City.tar' % (conf.supybot.directories.data(), os.sep, os.sep)
         self.make_sure_path_exists(r'%s%sgeo' % (conf.supybot.directories.data(),os.sep))
diff --git a/Geo/requirements.txt b/Geo/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3df7f05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Geo/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+geoip2