diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
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+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Description: Functions to convert between weather metrics, including conversions
     air temperature and air moisture.
 URL: https://github.com/geanders/weathermetrics/
 BugReports: https://github.com/geanders/weathermetrics/issues
-License: MIT + file LICENSE
+License: GPL-2
 LazyData: true
 RoxygenNote: 5.0.1
 Depends:
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
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@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-YEAR: 2016
-COPYRIGHT HOLDER: G. Brooke Anderson