diff --git a/files/openmw.appdata.xml b/files/openmw.appdata.xml
index a9906aae66..8f3865f096 100644
--- a/files/openmw.appdata.xml
+++ b/files/openmw.appdata.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Copyright 2020 Bret Curtis <psi29a@gmail.com>
 -->
 <component type="desktop">
  <id>org.openmw.launcher.desktop</id>
- <metadata_license>GPL-3.0-or-later</metadata_license>
+ <metadata_license>CC0-1.0</metadata_license>
  <project_license>GPL-3.0-or-later</project_license>
  <name>OpenMW</name>
  <summary>Unofficial open source engine re-implementation of the game Morrowind</summary>