diff --git a/templates/module/composer.json.twig b/templates/module/composer.json.twig
index 232f89d3e..03f25b861 100644
--- a/templates/module/composer.json.twig
+++ b/templates/module/composer.json.twig
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "type": "drupal-{{ type }}",
   "description": "{{ description }}",
   "keywords": ["Drupal"],
-  "license": "GPL-2.0+",
+  "license": "GPL-2.0-or-later",
   "homepage": "https://www.drupal.org/project/{{ machine_name }}",
   "minimum-stability": "dev",
   "support": {