diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ba8d83de4a6db..21178ba3f1b6a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -590,6 +590,7 @@ build-archive: | $(RELEASE_DIR)
 		"$(INSTALL_SCRIPT)" \
 		README.md \
 		CHANGELOG.md \
+		build.assets/LICENSE-community \
 		teleport/
 	echo $(GITTAG) > teleport/VERSION
 	tar $(TAR_FLAGS) -c teleport | gzip -n > $(RELEASE).tar.gz
diff --git a/build.assets/build-package.sh b/build.assets/build-package.sh
index 56274d0a1dee8..91bb4daa8409a 100755
--- a/build.assets/build-package.sh
+++ b/build.assets/build-package.sh
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@ FPM_IMAGE_RPM="public.ecr.aws/gravitational/fpm:centos8-1.15.1-1"
 
 # extra package information for linux
 MAINTAINER="info@goteleport.com"
-LICENSE="Apache-2.0"
+LICENSE="Teleport Community Edition License"
 VENDOR="Gravitational"
-DESCRIPTION="Teleport is a gateway for managing access to clusters of Linux servers via SSH or the Kubernetes API"
+DESCRIPTION="Teleport provides on-demand, least-privileged access to your infrastructure, on a foundation of cryptographic identity and zero trust, with built-in identity and policy governance"
 DOCS_URL="https://goteleport.com/docs"
 
 # check that curl is installed
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ if [[ "${TELEPORT_TYPE}" == "ent" ]]; then
     else
         TYPE_DESCRIPTION="[${TEXT_ARCH} Enterprise edition]"
     fi
+    LICENSE_STANZA=()
 else
     TARBALL_FILENAME="teleport-v${TELEPORT_VERSION}-${PLATFORM}-${TARBALL_ARCH}${OPTIONAL_TARBALL_SECTION}${OPTIONAL_RUNTIME_SECTION}-bin.tar.gz"
     TAR_PATH="teleport"
@@ -204,6 +205,8 @@ else
     else
         TYPE_DESCRIPTION="[${TEXT_ARCH} Open source edition]"
     fi
+    TYPE_DESCRIPTION="${TYPE_DESCRIPTION} Distributed under the ${LICENSE}"
+    LICENSE_STANZA=(--license "${LICENSE}")
 fi
 
 # set file list
@@ -359,7 +362,6 @@ else
         --version "${TELEPORT_VERSION}" \
         --maintainer "${MAINTAINER}" \
         --url "${DOCS_URL}" \
-        --license "${LICENSE}" \
         --vendor "${VENDOR}" \
         --description "${DESCRIPTION} ${TYPE_DESCRIPTION}" \
         --architecture ${PACKAGE_ARCH} \
@@ -372,6 +374,7 @@ else
         --after-upgrade /src/post-upgrade \
         ${CONFIG_FILE_STANZA} \
         ${FILE_PERMISSIONS_STANZA} \
+        "${LICENSE_STANZA[@]}" \
         ${RPM_SIGN_STANZA} .
 
     # copy created package back to current directory