diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index d9a5d19d2..b55bf356d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ Tap this message (or hit back) to skip this step.</string>
   <string name="title_activity_settings">Settings</string>
   <string name="title_activity_signup">Sign Up</string>
   <string name="menu_about">About</string>
-  <string name="about_license">Open Source software released under the &lt;a href=\"https://github.com/commons-app/apps-android-commons/blob/master/COPYING\"&gt;Apache License v2&lt;/a&gt;. %1$s and its logo are trademarks of the Wikimedia Foundation and are used with the permission of the Wikimedia Foundation. We are not endorsed by or affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation.</string>
+  <string name="about_license">The Wikimedia Commons app is an open-source app created and maintained by grantees and volunteers of the Wikimedia community. The Wikimedia Foundation is not involved in the creation, development, or maintenance of the app. </string>
   <string name="trademarked_name" translatable="false">Wikimedia Commons</string>
   <string name="about_improve">&lt;a href=\"https://github.com/commons-app/apps-android-commons\"&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=\"https://commons-app.github.io/\"&gt;website&lt;/a&gt; on GitHub. Create a new &lt;a href=\"https://github.com/commons-app/apps-android-commons/issues\"&gt;GitHub issue&lt;/a&gt; for bug reports and suggestions.</string>
   <string name="about_privacy_policy">&lt;a href=\"https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Privacy_policy\"&gt;Privacy policy&lt;/a&gt;</string>