diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 05713321e..430af8e45 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     "description": "Object-Relational-Mapper for PHP",
     "keywords": ["orm", "database"],
     "homepage": "http://www.doctrine-project.org",
-    "license": "LGPL",
+    "license": "MIT",
     "authors": [
         {"name": "Guilherme Blanco", "email": "guilhermeblanco@gmail.com"},
         {"name": "Roman Borschel", "email": "roman@code-factory.org"},