diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 4cc65c25932880fd864ced12b1ea774a298373eb..302c4665c7b1b8399f4cfd8837507cb5efa00300 100755
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ hoe = Hoe.spec "fxruby" do
   self.extra_dev_deps << ['opengl', '~> 0.8']
   self.extra_dev_deps << ['glu', '~> 8.0']
   self.extra_dev_deps << ['test-unit', '~> 3.1']
-  self.license 'LGPL'
+  self.license 'LGPL-2.1'
 
   spec_extras[:files] = File.read_utf("Manifest.txt").split(/\r?\n\r?/).reject{|f| f=~/^fox-includes|^web/ }
   spec_extras[:files] += SWIG_MODULES.values.map{|f| File.join("ext/fox16_c", f) }