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@@ -109,7 +109,8 @@ pip install ".[test,doc]"
 ### Copyright
 
 The PathSimAnalysis source code is hosted at https://github.com/MDAnalysis/pathsimanalysis
-and is available under the GNU General Public License, version 2 (see the file [LICENSE](https://github.com/MDAnalysis/pathsimanalysis/blob/main/LICENSE)).
+and is available under the Lesser GNU Public Licence, v2.1 or any higher version 
+(see the file [LICENSE](https://github.com/MDAnalysis/pathsimanalysis/blob/main/LICENSE)).
 
 Copyright (c) 2023, MDAnalysis