diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index e75324d..2f2652c 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name = "perf-event-rs"
 version = "0.0.0"
 edition = "2021"
 description = "Linux perf event in Rust without unsafe"
-license = "MIT"
+license = "LGPL-3"
 repository = "https://github.com/OptimatistOpenSource/perf-event-rs.git"
 keywords = ["binding", "event", "perf"]
 categories = ["api-bindings"]