diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+++ b/README.md
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ You can also contact me directly via [email](mhorn@rptu.de).
 PackageMaker is free software you can redistribute it and/or modify it
 under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
 Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any
-later version. For details, see the file `COPYING` distributed as part of
+later version. For details, see the file `LICENSE` distributed as part of
 this package or see the FSF's own site.
 
 As a special exception to the terms of the GNU General Public License, you