diff --git a/package/ed/ed.mk b/package/ed/ed.mk
index a97e19b943..2bb8e0e28f 100644
--- a/package/ed/ed.mk
+++ b/package/ed/ed.mk
@@ -4,9 +4,11 @@
 #
 #############################################################
 
-ED_VERSION = 1.6
+ED_VERSION = 1.7
 ED_SITE = $(BR2_GNU_MIRROR)/ed
 ED_CONF_OPT = CC="$(TARGET_CC)" CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)" \
 		LDFLAGS="$(TARGET_LDFLAGS)"
+ED_LICENSE = GPLv3+
+ED_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 
 $(eval $(autotools-package))