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@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ Tools and libraries to manipulate EFI variables
 
 This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
-License as published by the Free Software Foundation; version 2.1
-of the License.
+License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 
 This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of