diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/apt/apt.inc b/meta/recipes-devtools/apt/apt.inc
index 9d3268d..32e7d2d 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/apt/apt.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/apt/apt.inc
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 DESCRIPTION = "Advanced front-end for dpkg."
-LICENSE = "GPL"
+LICENSE = "GPL-2.0"
 SECTION = "base"
 
 SRC_URI = "${DEBIAN_MIRROR}/main/a/apt/apt_${PV}.tar.gz \