diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
index 6f2aff5..2b4068b 100644
--- a/LICENSE
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -1,21 +1,21 @@
-Copyright (c) 2013, Heroku
-All rights reserved.
+The MIT License (MIT)
 
-Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
-modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
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-      notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
-      documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+Copyright (c) 2013,2014 Heroku
 
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-WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
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-(INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
-LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND
-ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
-(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
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+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
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+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
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diff --git a/rails_12factor.gemspec b/rails_12factor.gemspec
index 21099aa..e8e60f2 100644
--- a/rails_12factor.gemspec
+++ b/rails_12factor.gemspec
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |gem|
   gem.name          = "rails_12factor"
   gem.require_paths = ["lib"]
   gem.version       = Rails12factor::VERSION
-  gem.license       = 'LICENSE'
+  gem.licenses      = ['MIT']
 
   gem.add_development_dependency "minitest"
   gem.add_development_dependency "rake"