diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
index e2930af3e0b83d64338a94d43d91903001b7c4ce..442cd27fab21806af87621e21b510b2092ab06b3 100644
--- a/readme.txt
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ support.
 
 License
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-GNU LGPL 2 (see license.txt)
+GNU Library General Public License, version 2 or any later version.
+(see license.txt)
 
 Copyright
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