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@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Hello! I am Zebra, an ongoing Rust implementation of a Zcash node.
 
 ## License
 
-Rust is distributed under the terms of both the MIT license
+Zebra is distributed under the terms of both the MIT license
 and the Apache License (Version 2.0).
 
 See [LICENSE-APACHE](LICENSE-APACHE) and [LICENSE-MIT](LICENSE-MIT).