diff --git a/ddtrace.gemspec b/ddtrace.gemspec
index 690c503aff9..cae7573da53 100644
--- a/ddtrace.gemspec
+++ b/ddtrace.gemspec
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   DESC
 
   spec.homepage = 'https://github.com/DataDog/dd-trace-rb'
-  spec.license  = 'BSD-3-Clause'
+  spec.licenses = ['BSD-3-Clause', 'Apache-2.0']
 
   if spec.respond_to?(:metadata)
     spec.metadata['allowed_push_host'] = 'https://rubygems.org'
diff --git a/spec/ddtrace/release_gem_spec.rb b/spec/ddtrace/release_gem_spec.rb
index 63055ab80fe..aad1d90ccb7 100644
--- a/spec/ddtrace/release_gem_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ddtrace/release_gem_spec.rb
@@ -102,5 +102,11 @@
         )
       end
     end
+
+    context 'licenses' do
+      it 'returns dual licenses (BSD-3-Clause and Apache-2)' do
+        expect(gemspec.licenses).to contain_exactly('BSD-3-Clause', 'Apache-2.0')
+      end
+    end
   end
 end