diff --git a/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl b/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl
index cee797761f..7f9f90a665 100644
--- a/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl
+++ b/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     "description": "This documentation describes the Forgejo API.",
     "title": "Forgejo API",
     "license": {
-      "name": "MIT",
+      "name": "This file is distributed under the MIT license for the purpose of interoperability",
       "url": "http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT"
     },
     "version": "{{AppVer | JSEscape}}"