diff --git a/src/fetchcode/package.py b/src/fetchcode/package.py
index e8c30a3..52a430a 100644
--- a/src/fetchcode/package.py
+++ b/src/fetchcode/package.py
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ def get_npm_data_from_purl(purl):
         vcs_url = get_npm_field_url(version.get("repository"))
         download_url = dist.get("tarball")
         bug_tracking_url = get_npm_field_url(version.get("bugs") or response.get("bugs"))
-        declared_license = license
+        declared_license = version.get("license") or license
 
         if purl.version and version_purl.version != purl.version:
             continue
diff --git a/tests/test_package.py b/tests/test_package.py
index e1e22b5..91a3882 100644
--- a/tests/test_package.py
+++ b/tests/test_package.py
@@ -140,6 +140,56 @@ def test_npm_string_repository_and_bugs(mock_get):
     assert package.download_url == "https://registry.npmjs.org/@babel/core/-/core-7.0.0.tgz"
 
 
+@mock.patch("fetchcode.package.get_response")
+def test_npm_package_license_from_selected_release(mock_get):
+    mock_get.return_value = {
+        "name": "example",
+        "license": "Apache-2.0",
+        "versions": {
+            "1.0.0": {
+                "version": "1.0.0",
+                "license": "MIT",
+                "dist": {"tarball": "https://registry.npmjs.org/example/-/example-1.0.0.tgz"},
+            },
+            "1.0.1": {
+                "version": "1.0.1",
+                "license": "Apache-2.0",
+                "dist": {"tarball": "https://registry.npmjs.org/example/-/example-1.0.1.tgz"},
+            },
+            "0.9.0": {
+                "version": "0.9.0",
+                "dist": {"tarball": "https://registry.npmjs.org/example/-/example-0.9.0.tgz"},
+            },
+            "0.8.0": {
+                "version": "0.8.0",
+                "license": None,
+                "dist": {"tarball": "https://registry.npmjs.org/example/-/example-0.8.0.tgz"},
+            },
+        },
+    }
+
+    packages_1_0_0 = list(info("pkg:npm/example@1.0.0"))
+    assert len(packages_1_0_0) == 1
+    assert packages_1_0_0[0].version == "1.0.0"
+    assert packages_1_0_0[0].declared_license == "MIT"
+
+    packages_1_0_1 = list(info("pkg:npm/example@1.0.1"))
+    assert len(packages_1_0_1) == 1
+    assert packages_1_0_1[0].version == "1.0.1"
+    assert packages_1_0_1[0].declared_license == "Apache-2.0"
+
+    packages_0_9_0 = list(info("pkg:npm/example@0.9.0"))
+    assert len(packages_0_9_0) == 1
+    assert packages_0_9_0[0].version == "0.9.0"
+    assert packages_0_9_0[0].declared_license == "Apache-2.0"
+
+    packages_0_8_0 = list(info("pkg:npm/example@0.8.0"))
+    assert len(packages_0_8_0) == 1
+    assert packages_0_8_0[0].version == "0.8.0"
+    assert packages_0_8_0[0].declared_license == "Apache-2.0"
+
+
+
 @mock.patch("fetchcode.package.get_response")
 def test_pypi_packages(mock_get):
     side_effect = [load_json("tests/data/pypi_mock_data.json")]