diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 74b4517..d2b0846 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -85,5 +85,3 @@ License
 .. admonition::
     Copyright (C) 2020 INPE.
 
-    BDC-Collectors is a free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-    under the terms of the MIT License; see LICENSE file for more details.
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index ac5388a..f7ddb88 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
     description=__doc__,
     long_description=readme + '\n\n' + history,
     keywords=['database', 'postgresql'],
-    license='MIT',
+    license='GPLv3',
     author='Brazil Data Cube Team',
     author_email='brazildatacube@inpe.br',
     url='https://github.com/brazil-data-cube/bdc-collectors',