diff --git a/gdbm.changes b/gdbm.changes
index 6ea4ef0..bd1b32e 100644
--- a/gdbm.changes
+++ b/gdbm.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+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
+
+- update license to new format
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Sep 24 07:44:41 UTC 2012 - i@marguerite.su
 
diff --git a/gdbm.spec b/gdbm.spec
index fefda4c..1cdada2 100644
--- a/gdbm.spec
+++ b/gdbm.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package gdbm
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2012 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2013 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@ Obsoletes:      gdbm-64bit
 #
 Version:        1.10
 Release:        0
-License:        GPL-2.0+
 Summary:        GNU dbm key/data database
+License:        GPL-3.0+
 Group:          System/Libraries
 Source:         ftp://prep.ai.mit.edu/gnu/gdbm/gdbm-%{version}.tar.gz
 Source2:        baselibs.conf
 # ENHANCE-FOR-UPSTREM i@marguerite.su - add zh_CN translation. And I'll submit it to upstream.
-Source3:	zh_CN.gmo
+Source3:        zh_CN.gmo
 # FIX-FOR-UPSTREAM i@marguerite.su - remove the build date from src/version.c
 Patch4:         gdbm-no-build-date.patch
 BuildRequires:  libtool
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ For compatibility with programs using old UNIX dbm functions, the
 package also provides traditional dbm and ndbm interfaces.
 
 %package -n %lname
-License:        GPL-2.0+
 Summary:        GNU dbm key/data database
+License:        GPL-3.0+
 Group:          System/Libraries
 # O/P added in 12.2
 Obsoletes:      gdbm < %{version}-%{release}
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ For compatibility with programs using old UNIX dbm functions, the
 package also provides traditional dbm and ndbm interfaces.
 
 %package devel
-License:        GPL-2.0+ ; LGPL-2.1+
 Summary:        Include Files and Libraries mandatory for Development
+License:        GPL-3.0+ and LGPL-2.1+
 Group:          Development/Libraries/C and C++
 Requires(pre):  %install_info_prereq
 Requires:       gdbm = %{version}