diff --git a/docs/governance.html.in b/docs/governance.html.in
index e9608f673c..61ab52c858 100644
--- a/docs/governance.html.in
+++ b/docs/governance.html.in
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
       also implicitly stating that they have the legal right to make the
       contribution, if doing so on behalf of a broader organization /
       company. Most of the project's code is distributed under the GNU
-      Lesser General Public License, version 2 or later. Details of the
+      Lesser General Public License, version 2.1 or later. Details of the
       exact license under which contributions will be presumed to be
       covered are found in the source repositories, or website in question.
     </p>