diff --git a/vala.spec b/vala.spec
index 1700c98..937826c 100644
--- a/vala.spec
+++ b/vala.spec
@@ -189,7 +189,8 @@ done
 
 
 %files
-%doc AUTHORS COPYING MAINTAINERS NEWS README THANKS
+%license COPYING
+%doc AUTHORS MAINTAINERS NEWS README THANKS
 %ghost %{_bindir}/vala
 %ghost %{_bindir}/valac
 %{_bindir}/vala-%{api_ver}
@@ -232,6 +233,7 @@ done
 %changelog
 * Wed Mar 18 2015 Kalev Lember <kalevlember@gmail.com> - 0.27.2-1
 - Update to 0.27.2
+- Use license macro for the COPYING file
 
 * Sat Feb 21 2015 Kalev Lember <kalevlember@gmail.com> - 0.27.1-2
 - Drop emacs bindings that no longer build