diff --git a/contribute.md b/contribute.md
index 24fa8b30d2..27942afbf7 100644
--- a/contribute.md
+++ b/contribute.md
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ But first, read this page (including the small print at the end).
 ## Legal
 
 All original contributions to Hibernate Tools are licensed under the
-[GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL)](http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-2.1.html),
-version 2.1 or later, or, if another license is specified as governing the file or directory being
+[Apache License, version 2.0](https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0), or, if another license is specified as governing the file or directory being
 modified, such other license.
 
 All contributions are subject to the [Developer Certificate of Origin (DCO)](https://developercertificate.org/).
diff --git a/maven/pom.xml b/maven/pom.xml
index 6bd58c458d..cbe1f656fa 100644
--- a/maven/pom.xml
+++ b/maven/pom.xml
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@
 
   <licenses>
     <license>
-      <name>GNU Lesser General Public License</name>
-      <url>http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-2.1.html</url>
+      <name>Apache License, version 2.0</name>
+      <url>https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0</url>
     </license>
   </licenses>
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 388b3ac07b..73dad90d50 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@
 
 	<licenses>
 		<license>
-			<name>GNU Lesser General Public License</name>
-			<url>http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-2.1.html</url>
+			<name>Apache License, version 2.0</name>
+			<url>https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0</url>
 		</license>
 	</licenses>