diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5f734566..2eab1959 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
     <licenses>
         <license>
-            <name>The GNU General Public Licence version 2 (GPLv2)</name>
+            <name>The GNU General Public Licence version 3 (GPLv3)</name>
             <url>http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html</url>
         </license>
     </licenses>