diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 68cdaf14..7044b7a0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -360,7 +360,8 @@ New licenses can be added to that list after a legal investigation.
**⚠**
*GPL* (*GNU General Public License*) is only allowed with classpath exception.
Do not use any dependencies under *GPL* without this exception,
-except if these offer an alternative license which is allowed.
+except if these offer an alternative license which is allowed.
+*LGPL* (*GNU Library General Public License*) is also allowed.
To run just the dependency-license-compatibility check, use:
diff --git a/etc/allowed-licenses.json b/etc/allowed-licenses.json
index cbacbf0b..62f079b4 100644
--- a/etc/allowed-licenses.json
+++ b/etc/allowed-licenses.json
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
{
"allowedLicenses": [
{ "moduleLicense": "Apache 2.0" },
+ { "moduleLicense": "Apache License 2.0" },
{ "moduleLicense": "Apache License, Version 2.0" },
{ "moduleLicense": "The Apache Software License, Version 2.0" },
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@
{ "moduleLicense": "Eclipse Public License v 2.0" },
{ "moduleLicense": "Eclipse Public License v. 2.0" },
+ { "moduleLicense": "GNU Library General Public License v2.1 or later" },
{ "moduleLicense": "GNU General Public License, version 2 with the GNU Classpath Exception" },
{ "moduleLicense": "GPL2 w/ CPE" },