diff --git a/xorg-sgml-doctools.changes b/xorg-sgml-doctools.changes
index 366493d..46fe4e6 100644
--- a/xorg-sgml-doctools.changes
+++ b/xorg-sgml-doctools.changes
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Sun Apr  7 19:02:50 UTC 2024 - Stefan Dirsch <sndirsch@suse.com>
   * This release includes support for building with meson as well
     as autoconf.
 - switched to meson build
+- mark COPYING as %license in specfile
 
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Apr  4 10:35:57 UTC 2022 - Stefan Dirsch <sndirsch@suse.com>
diff --git a/xorg-sgml-doctools.spec b/xorg-sgml-doctools.spec
index 5ee7734..88bf5d0 100644
--- a/xorg-sgml-doctools.spec
+++ b/xorg-sgml-doctools.spec
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ X.Org packages.
 
 %files
 %defattr(-,root,root)
-%doc COPYING README.md
+%doc README.md
+%license COPYING
 %{_datadir}/sgml/X11/
 %{_datadir}/pkgconfig/xorg-sgml-doctools.pc