diff --git a/commons/res/values/strings.xml b/commons/res/values/strings.xml
index 91ab3261d..075459c96 100644
--- a/commons/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/commons/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
     <string name="preference_tracking_summary">Send usage reports to Wikimedia to help us improve the app</string>
     <string name="title_activity_settings">Settings</string>
     <string name="menu_about">About</string>
-    <string name="about_license">Open Source software released under the <a href="https://github.com/wikimedia/android-commons/blob/master/COPYING">GNU GPLv2</a></string>
+    <string name="about_license">Open Source software released under the <a href="https://github.com/wikimedia/android-commons/blob/master/COPYING">Apache License v2</a></string>
     <string name="about_improve">Source on <a href="https://github.com/wikimedia/android-commons">GitHub</a>. Bugs at <a href="https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=Commons%20App">Bugzilla</a>.</string>
     <string name="about_privacy_policy"><a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Privacy_policy">Privacy policy</a></string>
     <string name="title_activity_about">About</string>