diff --git a/src/helper/options.c b/src/helper/options.c
index 63c5b0575..3a95df46d 100644
--- a/src/helper/options.c
+++ b/src/helper/options.c
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ int parse_cmdline_args(struct command_context *cmd_ctx, int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	if (help_flag)
 	{
-		LOG_OUTPUT("Open On-Chip Debugger\n(c) 2005-2008 by Dominic Rath\n\n");
+		LOG_OUTPUT("Open On-Chip Debugger\nLicensed under GNU GPL v2\n");
 		LOG_OUTPUT("--help       | -h\tdisplay this help\n");
 		LOG_OUTPUT("--version    | -v\tdisplay OpenOCD version\n");
 		LOG_OUTPUT("--file       | -f\tuse configuration file <name>\n");
diff --git a/src/openocd.c b/src/openocd.c
index 1105d2a43..a689d59ce 100644
--- a/src/openocd.c
+++ b/src/openocd.c
@@ -228,7 +228,8 @@ struct command_context *setup_command_handler(Jim_Interp *interp)
 	}
 	LOG_DEBUG("command registration: complete");
 
-	LOG_OUTPUT(OPENOCD_VERSION "\n");
+	LOG_OUTPUT(OPENOCD_VERSION "\n"
+			"Licensed under GNU GPL v2\n");
 
 	global_cmd_ctx = cmd_ctx;