diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index f41bc27c..df895ba8 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project('sysprof', ['c', 'cpp'],
-          license: ['GPL3+', 'GPL2+'],
+          license: 'GPL-3.0-or-later OR GPL-2.0-or-later',
           version: '45.alpha',
     meson_version: '>=0.59.0',
   default_options: [ 'c_std=gnu17',