diff --git a/gdbm.changes b/gdbm.changes
index 9509209..bd1b32e 100644
--- a/gdbm.changes
+++ b/gdbm.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Feb  6 09:55:19 UTC 2013 - cfarrell@suse.com
+
+- license update: GPL-3.0+
+  See the COPYING file
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Feb  1 18:52:19 UTC 2013 - coolo@suse.com
 
diff --git a/gdbm.spec b/gdbm.spec
index df7cd3a..1cdada2 100644
--- a/gdbm.spec
+++ b/gdbm.spec
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Obsoletes:      gdbm-64bit
 Version:        1.10
 Release:        0
 Summary:        GNU dbm key/data database
-License:        GPL-2.0+
+License:        GPL-3.0+
 Group:          System/Libraries
 Source:         ftp://prep.ai.mit.edu/gnu/gdbm/gdbm-%{version}.tar.gz
 Source2:        baselibs.conf
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ package also provides traditional dbm and ndbm interfaces.
 
 %package -n %lname
 Summary:        GNU dbm key/data database
-License:        GPL-2.0+
+License:        GPL-3.0+
 Group:          System/Libraries
 # O/P added in 12.2
 Obsoletes:      gdbm < %{version}-%{release}
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ package also provides traditional dbm and ndbm interfaces.
 
 %package devel
 Summary:        Include Files and Libraries mandatory for Development
-License:        GPL-2.0+ and LGPL-2.1+
+License:        GPL-3.0+ and LGPL-2.1+
 Group:          Development/Libraries/C and C++
 Requires(pre):  %install_info_prereq
 Requires:       gdbm = %{version}