diff --git a/java-cup.changes b/java-cup.changes
index 86690a9..485606b 100644
--- a/java-cup.changes
+++ b/java-cup.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Jun  4 13:08:48 UTC 2012 - cfarrell@suse.com
+
+- license update: HPND
+  SPDX syntax
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Nov  8 11:55:22 UTC 2010 - mvyskocil@suse.cz
 
diff --git a/java-cup.spec b/java-cup.spec
index d6378d3..c80702a 100644
--- a/java-cup.spec
+++ b/java-cup.spec
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Name:           java-cup
 Version:        0.11
 Release:        10
 Summary:        LALR Parser Generator in Java
-License:        Standard ML of New Jersey (http://www.smlnj.org/license.html)
+License:        HPND
 Url:            http://www2.cs.tum.edu/projects/cup/
 # https://www2.in.tum.de/WebSVN/dl.php?repname=CUP&path=/develop/&rev=0&isdir=1
 Source0:        develop.tar.bz2
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ java-cup is a LALR Parser Generator in Java. With v0.11, you can: *
 %if %without bootstrap
 
 %package javadoc
-License:        Standard ML of New Jersey (http://www.smlnj.org/license.html)
+License:        HPND
 Summary:        LALR Parser Generator in Java
 Group:          Development/Libraries/Java
 
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ java-cup is a LALR Parser Generator in Java. With v0.11, you can: *
 
 
 %package manual
-License:        Standard ML of New Jersey (http://www.smlnj.org/license.html)
+License:        HPND
 Summary:        LALR Parser Generator in Java
 Group:          Development/Libraries/Java