diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
index 438208426c..abab8e33fe 100644
--- a/LICENSE
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -187,39 +187,16 @@ getdelim.c is distributed under this license:
  POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 ===============================================================================
-src/config/geoip is licensed under the following license:
+src/config/geoip and src/config/geoip6:
 
-OPEN DATA LICENSE (GeoLite Country and GeoLite City databases)
+These files are based on the IPFire Location Database. For more
+information, see https://location.ipfire.org/.
 
-Copyright (c) 2008 MaxMind, Inc.  All Rights Reserved.
+The data is distributed under a creative commons "BY-SA 4.0" license.
 
-All advertising materials and documentation mentioning features or use of
-this database must display the following acknowledgment:
-"This product includes GeoLite data created by MaxMind, available from
-http://maxmind.com/"
+Find the full license terms at:
+     https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
 
-Redistribution and use with or without modification, are permitted provided
-that the following conditions are met:
-1. Redistributions must retain the above copyright notice, this list of
-conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other
-materials provided with the distribution.
-2. All advertising materials and documentation mentioning features or use of
-this database must display the following acknowledgement:
-"This product includes GeoLite data created by MaxMind, available from
-http://maxmind.com/"
-3. "MaxMind" may not be used to endorse or promote products derived from this
-database without specific prior written permission.
-
-THIS DATABASE IS PROVIDED BY MAXMIND, INC ``AS IS'' AND ANY
-EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
-WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
-DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL MAXMIND BE LIABLE FOR ANY
-DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
-(INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
-LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND
-ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
-(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
-DATABASE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 ===============================================================================
 m4/pc_from_ucontext.m4 is available under the following license.  Note that
 it is *not* built into the Tor software.
diff --git a/changes/geoip-2021-03-12 b/changes/geoip-2021-03-12
index c6254de4a2..01c1b0f162 100644
--- a/changes/geoip-2021-03-12
+++ b/changes/geoip-2021-03-12
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@
       Database instead.  (See https://location.ipfire.org/ for more
       information).  This release updates our geoip files to match the
       IPFire Location Database as retrieved on 2021/03/12.  Closes
-      ticket 32978.
+      ticket 40224.