diff --git a/shadow.changes b/shadow.changes
index b8ab5a9..d9a31b3 100644
--- a/shadow.changes
+++ b/shadow.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Feb 22 15:10:45 UTC 2018 - fvogt@suse.com
+
+- Use %license (boo#1082318)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Feb 16 08:39:08 UTC 2018 - kbabioch@suse.com
 
diff --git a/shadow.spec b/shadow.spec
index 0b2e09c..5e91df8 100644
--- a/shadow.spec
+++ b/shadow.spec
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}%{_mandir}/{??,??_??}
 %service_del_postun shadow.service shadow.timer
 
 %files -f shadow.lang
+%license COPYING
 %doc NEWS doc/HOWTO README README.changes-pwdutils
 %attr(0644,root,root) %config %{_sysconfdir}/login.defs
 %attr(0644,root,root) %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/default/useradd