diff --git a/build/gulpfile.vscode.linux.js b/build/gulpfile.vscode.linux.js
index 3ea53bf035b..db41727ae78 100644
--- a/build/gulpfile.vscode.linux.js
+++ b/build/gulpfile.vscode.linux.js
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ function prepareRpmPackage(arch) {
 			.pipe(replace('@@VERSION@@', packageJson.version))
 			.pipe(replace('@@RELEASE@@', linuxPackageRevision))
 			.pipe(replace('@@ARCHITECTURE@@', rpmArch))
+			.pipe(replace('@@LICENSE@@', product.licenseName))
 			.pipe(replace('@@QUALITY@@', product.quality || '@@QUALITY@@'))
 			.pipe(replace('@@UPDATEURL@@', product.updateUrl || '@@UPDATEURL@@'))
 			.pipe(replace('@@DEPENDENCIES@@', rpmDependencies[rpmArch].join(', ')))
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b7795b35dfc..c22275d0382 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "code-oss-dev",
   "version": "1.9.0",
   "electronVersion": "1.4.6",
-  "distro": "8c3e97e3425cc9814496472ab73e076de2ba99ee",
+  "distro": "2eecc8b68318fba1fc5b62930287914ac9225e8a",
   "author": {
     "name": "Microsoft Corporation"
   },
diff --git a/product.json b/product.json
index 8b4de362d3b..49114baad2b 100644
--- a/product.json
+++ b/product.json
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 	"applicationName": "code-oss",
 	"dataFolderName": ".vscode-oss",
 	"win32MutexName": "vscodeoss",
+	"licenseName": "MIT",
 	"licenseUrl": "https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/blob/master/LICENSE.txt",
 	"win32DirName": "Microsoft Code OSS",
 	"win32NameVersion": "Microsoft Code OSS",
diff --git a/resources/linux/rpm/code.spec.template b/resources/linux/rpm/code.spec.template
index 6a13a8ee5bb..cf594670da7 100644
--- a/resources/linux/rpm/code.spec.template
+++ b/resources/linux/rpm/code.spec.template
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Summary:  Code editing. Redefined.
 Group:    Development/Tools
 Vendor:   Microsoft Corporation
 Packager: Visual Studio Code Team <vscode-linux@microsoft.com>
-License:  Multiple, see https://code.visualstudio.com/license
+License:  @@LICENSE@@
 URL:      https://code.visualstudio.com/
 Icon:     @@NAME@@.xpm
 Requires: @@DEPENDENCIES@@