diff --git a/popt.changes b/popt.changes
index 258f3b0..078914c 100644
--- a/popt.changes
+++ b/popt.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Jan 25 09:25:40 UTC 2013 - cfarrell@suse.com
+
+- license update: X11
+  New spdx.org license list now contains an official entry for X11
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Aug 22 12:55:33 UTC 2012 - cfarrell@suse.com
 
diff --git a/popt.spec b/popt.spec
index 5754afa..76974ae 100644
--- a/popt.spec
+++ b/popt.spec
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Version:        1.16
 Release:        0
 #!BuildIgnore:  rpmlint-Factory
 Summary:        A C library for parsing command line parameters
-License:        SUSE-XFree86-1.0
+License:        X11
 Group:          System Environment/Libraries
 Url:            http://www.rpm5.org/
 Source:         popt-%{version}.tar.bz2