diff --git a/debian/copyright b/debian/copyright
index d7949ba1c5..c9aa948424 100644
--- a/debian/copyright
+++ b/debian/copyright
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ License: GPL
  Boston, MA  02110-1301 USA
  .
  On Debian systems, the full text of the GNU General Public
- License version 2 can be found in the file
+ License version 3 can be found in the file
  `/usr/share/common-licenses/GPL-3'.
 
 License: public-domain