diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 040d490..e0a94cd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -233,4 +233,4 @@ These assets serve different surfaces and should stay aligned to the same brand
 
 ## License
 
-GPL v2 or later. See [LICENSE](LICENSE).
+This project is licensed under the [GNU General Public License v2.0](LICENSE), or (at your option) any later version.
diff --git a/tests/PDMReleaseMetadataTest.php b/tests/PDMReleaseMetadataTest.php
index b3bc39f..fae47d3 100644
--- a/tests/PDMReleaseMetadataTest.php
+++ b/tests/PDMReleaseMetadataTest.php
@@ -64,15 +64,13 @@ public function test_repository_presentation_metadata_is_release_ready(): void
     {
         $root = dirname(__DIR__);
         $citation = (string) file_get_contents($root . '/CITATION.cff');
-        $dependabot = (string) file_get_contents($root . '/.github/dependabot.yml');
         $securityPolicy = (string) file_get_contents($root . '/SECURITY.md');
         $socialPreview = $root . '/.github/social-preview.png';
 
         self::assertStringContainsString('version: "' . self::RELEASE_VERSION . '"', $citation);
         self::assertStringContainsString('date-released: "' . self::RELEASE_DATE . '"', $citation);
         self::assertStringContainsString('license: GPL-2.0-or-later', $citation);
-        self::assertStringContainsString('package-ecosystem: composer', $dependabot);
-        self::assertStringContainsString('package-ecosystem: github-actions', $dependabot);
+        self::assertFileDoesNotExist($root . '/.github/dependabot.yml');
         self::assertStringContainsString('/security/advisories/new', $securityPolicy);
         self::assertFileExists($socialPreview);