diff --git a/NEWS.rst b/NEWS.rst
index 1589a4bc..fe83f89d 100644
--- a/NEWS.rst
+++ b/NEWS.rst
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ Modules 5.3.0 (not yet released)
   :command:`gitlog2changelog.py`. (fix issue #487)
 * Init: fix bash shell completion script to be able to complete full name of
   available modules. (fix issue #490)
+* Install: move licence name to SPDX format in RPM spec file.
 
 
 .. _5.2 release notes:
diff --git a/contrib/rpm/environment-modules.spec.in b/contrib/rpm/environment-modules.spec.in
index 62019518..cc085b59 100644
--- a/contrib/rpm/environment-modules.spec.in
+++ b/contrib/rpm/environment-modules.spec.in
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Version:        5.2.0
 Release:        @MODULES_RPM_RELEASE@%{?dist}
 Summary:        Provides dynamic modification of a user's environment
 
-License:        GPLv2+
+License:        GPL-2.0-or-later
 URL:            http://modules.sourceforge.net/
 Source0:        http://downloads.sourceforge.net/modules/modules-@MODULES_RELEASE@@MODULES_BUILD@.tar.bz2