diff --git a/srcpkgs/geda/template b/srcpkgs/geda/template
index 1492d6267f9..e93e4013767 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/geda/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/geda/template
@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
 # Template file for 'geda'
 pkgname=geda
 version=1.8.2
-revision=6
+revision=7
 wrksrc="${pkgname}-gaf-${version}"
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--with-sysroot=/${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}"
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config guile desktop-file-utils shared-mime-info"
 makedepends="gc-devel gtk+-devel guile-devel"
 depends="guile geda-data"
+checkdepends="perl"
 short_desc="Electronic Design Automation tool"
 maintainer="Jürgen Buchmüller <pullmoll@t-online.de>"
-license="GPL-2"
+license="GPL-2.0-or-later"
 homepage="http://www.geda-project.org/"
 distfiles="http://ftp.geda-project.org/geda-gaf/stable/v${version%.*}/${version}/geda-gaf-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=bbf4773aef1b5a51a8d6f4c3fa288c047340cc62dd6e14d7928fcc6e4051b721