diff --git a/tiff.changes b/tiff.changes
index 2b37dae..b79c815 100644
--- a/tiff.changes
+++ b/tiff.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Mar 28 12:12:23 UTC 2012 - cfarrell@suse.com
+
+- license update: HPND
+  tiff license most akin to spdx recognised
+  http://www.spdx.org/licenses/HPND
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Jan 10 01:21:45 UTC 2012 - crrodriguez@opensuse.org
 
diff --git a/tiff.spec b/tiff.spec
index 60cf9a0..c1a4cbd 100644
--- a/tiff.spec
+++ b/tiff.spec
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 
 Name:           tiff
-License:        PERMISSIVE-OSI-COMPLIANT ; MIT License (or similar)
+License:        HPND
 Group:          Productivity/Graphics/Convertors
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
 BuildRequires:  libjpeg-devel
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ This package contains the library and support programs for the TIFF
 image format.
 
 %package -n libtiff3
-License:        PERMISSIVE-OSI-COMPLIANT ; MIT License (or similar)
+License:        HPND
 Summary:        The Tiff Library (with JPEG and compression support)
 Group:          System/Libraries
 Provides:       libtiff = %{version}
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ libtiff, you will have to add -ljpeg and -lz to include the necessary
 libjpeg and libz in the linking process.
 
 %package -n libtiff-devel
-License:        PERMISSIVE-OSI-COMPLIANT
+License:        HPND
 Summary:        Development Tools for Programs which will use the libtiff Library
 Group:          Development/Libraries/C and C++
 Requires:       glibc-devel