diff --git a/python-pyzmq.changes b/python-pyzmq.changes
index 5d66e75..aff8b6c 100644
--- a/python-pyzmq.changes
+++ b/python-pyzmq.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Sep 26 12:38:30 UTC 2011 - cfarrell@suse.com
+
+- license update: LGPL-3.0+
+  LGPL is not a recognized license
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Aug 19 12:15:10 UTC 2011 - saschpe@suse.de
 
diff --git a/python-pyzmq.spec b/python-pyzmq.spec
index 0c21154..49885bd 100644
--- a/python-pyzmq.spec
+++ b/python-pyzmq.spec
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Version:        2.1.7
 Release:        0
 Url:            http://github.com/zeromq/pyzmq
 Summary:        Python bindings for 0MQ
-License:        LGPL
+License:        LGPL-3.0+
 Group:          Development/Languages/Python
 Source:         http://pypi.python.org/packages/source/p/pyzmq/pyzmq-%{version}.tar.gz
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build