diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index ee8973f..9dfdda9 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ setup(name='pygit2',
       version=__version__,
       url='http://github.com/libgit2/pygit2',
       classifiers=classifiers,
-      license='GPLv2',
+      license='GPLv2 with linking exception',
       maintainer=u('J. David Ibáñez'),
       maintainer_email='jdavid.ibp@gmail.com',
       long_description=long_description,