diff --git a/dependencies.tpl b/dependencies.tpl
index 5d01380..41cd374 100644
--- a/dependencies.tpl
+++ b/dependencies.tpl
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 
 This file lists the dependencies used in this repository.
 
+{{/* compress has actually a BSD 3-Clause license, but the License file in the repo confuses go-license tooling, hence the manual exception */}}
 | Dependency                                       | License                                 |
 |--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
-{{ range . }}| {{.Name}}                           | {{.LicenseName}}                        |
+{{ range . }}| {{ .Name }} | {{ if eq .Name "github.com/klauspost/compress/flate" }}BSD 3-Clause{{ else }}{{ .LicenseName }}{{ end }} |
 {{ end }}