diff --git a/timezone-java.changes b/timezone-java.changes
index b1567b4..7aa3c87 100644
--- a/timezone-java.changes
+++ b/timezone-java.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Mar 29 14:56:30 CEST 2012 - dmueller@suse.de
+
+- adjust license to spdx.org format (bnc#752642)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sat Mar  3 11:33:38 CET 2012 - dmueller@suse.de
 
diff --git a/timezone-java.spec.in b/timezone-java.spec.in
index e065bf3..2f808bc 100644
--- a/timezone-java.spec.in
+++ b/timezone-java.spec.in
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 Name:           timezone-java
 BuildRequires:  fastjar gcc-gij javazic
-License:        Public Domain, Freeware
+License:        BSD-3-Clause
 Summary:        Timezone Descriptions
 Group:          System/Base
 # COMMON-BEGIN
diff --git a/timezone.changes b/timezone.changes
index b1567b4..7aa3c87 100644
--- a/timezone.changes
+++ b/timezone.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Mar 29 14:56:30 CEST 2012 - dmueller@suse.de
+
+- adjust license to spdx.org format (bnc#752642)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sat Mar  3 11:33:38 CET 2012 - dmueller@suse.de
 
diff --git a/timezone.spec b/timezone.spec
index 239d034..117f417 100644
--- a/timezone.spec
+++ b/timezone.spec
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 Name:           timezone
 Summary:        Timezone Descriptions
-License:        PERMISSIVE-OSI-COMPLIANT(BSD-like ; public domain)
+License:        BSD-3-Clause ; SUSE-Public-Domain
 Group:          System/Base
 Url:            http://www.gnu.org/software/libc/libc.html
 PreReq:         filesystem, coreutils