diff --git a/scripts/templates_toml/blender_manifest.toml b/scripts/templates_toml/blender_manifest.toml
index 891ec1c68d1..9c538339fa2 100644
--- a/scripts/templates_toml/blender_manifest.toml
+++ b/scripts/templates_toml/blender_manifest.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ blender_version_min = "4.2.0"
 # License conforming to https://spdx.org/licenses/ (use "SPDX: prefix)
 # https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/dev/advanced/extensions/licenses.html
 license = [
-  "SPDX:GPL-2.0-or-later",
+  "SPDX:GPL-3.0-or-later",
 ]
 # Optional: required by some licenses.
 # copyright = [