diff --git a/data/templates/article.jats_publishing b/data/templates/article.jats_publishing
index 40db76f4b..35315a8ba 100644
--- a/data/templates/article.jats_publishing
+++ b/data/templates/article.jats_publishing
@@ -194,7 +194,10 @@ $if(copyright.text)$
 </license>
 $endif$
 $for(license)$
-<license$if(it.type)$ license-type="${it.type}"$endif$$if(it.link)$ xlink:href="${it.link}"$endif$>
+<license$if(it.type)$ license-type="${it.type}"$endif$>
+$if(it.link)$
+<ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">${it.link}</ali:license_ref>
+$endif$
 <license-p>$if(it.text)$${it.text}$else$${it}$endif$</license-p>
 </license>
 $endfor$