diff --git a/HISTORY.rst b/HISTORY.rst
index 4b9179b7..31a3fedf 100644
--- a/HISTORY.rst
+++ b/HISTORY.rst
@@ -24,11 +24,12 @@ PlatformIO Core 5
     * `pio pkg uninstall <https://docs.platformio.org/en/latest/core/userguide/pkg/cmd_uninstall.html>`_ - uninstall the project dependencies or custom packages
     * `pio pkg update <https://docs.platformio.org/en/latest/core/userguide/pkg/cmd_update.html>`__ - update the project dependencies or custom packages
 
+  - Added support for multi-licensed packages in `library.json <https://docs.platformio.org/en/latest/librarymanager/config.html#license>`__ using SPDX Expressions (`issue #4037 <https://github.com/platformio/platformio-core/issues/4037>`_)
   - Automatically install dependencies of the local (private) libraries (`issue #2910 <https://github.com/platformio/platformio-core/issues/2910>`_)
   - Added support for dependencies declared in a "tool" type package
-  - Ignore files according to the patterns declared in ".gitignore" when using `pio package pack <https://docs.platformio.org/en/latest/core/userguide/pkg/cmd_pack.html>`__ command (`issue #4188 <https://github.com/platformio/platformio-core/issues/4188>`_)
+  - Ignore files according to the patterns declared in ".gitignore" when using the `pio package pack <https://docs.platformio.org/en/latest/core/userguide/pkg/cmd_pack.html>`__ command (`issue #4188 <https://github.com/platformio/platformio-core/issues/4188>`_)
   - Dropped automatic updates of global libraries and development platforms (`issue #4179 <https://github.com/platformio/platformio-core/issues/4179>`_)
-  - Dropped support for "pythonPackages" field in "platform.json" manifest in favor of `Extra Python Dependencies <https://docs.platformio.org/en/latest/scripting/examples/extra_python_packages.html>`__
+  - Dropped support for the "pythonPackages" field in "platform.json" manifest in favor of `Extra Python Dependencies <https://docs.platformio.org/en/latest/scripting/examples/extra_python_packages.html>`__
 
 * **Static Code Analysis**
 
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ PlatformIO Core 5
 * **Miscellaneous**
 
 * Improved PIO Remote setup on credit-card sized computers (Raspberry Pi, BeagleBon, etc) (`issue #3865 <https://github.com/platformio/platformio-core/issues/3865>`_)
-* Better handling of the failed tests using `Unit Testing <https://docs.platformio.org/en/latest/plus/unit-testing.html>`__ solution
+* Better handling of the failed tests using the `Unit Testing <https://docs.platformio.org/en/latest/plus/unit-testing.html>`__ solution.
 
 5.2.5 (2022-02-10)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
diff --git a/docs b/docs
index b953caef..1e6df4bb 160000
--- a/docs
+++ b/docs
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit b953caefb78f6b6a09b944c13162426aa34a18cb
+Subproject commit 1e6df4bb839b370b1951abf3e26b7712c78f91c5
diff --git a/platformio/package/manifest/schema.py b/platformio/package/manifest/schema.py
index cf2353de..e0a87475 100644
--- a/platformio/package/manifest/schema.py
+++ b/platformio/package/manifest/schema.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 # pylint: disable=too-many-ancestors
 
 import json
+import re
 
 import marshmallow
 import requests
@@ -254,9 +255,18 @@ class ManifestSchema(BaseSchema):
             spdx = self.load_spdx_licenses()
         except requests.exceptions.RequestException:
             raise ValidationError("Could not load SPDX licenses for validation")
-        for item in spdx.get("licenses", []):
-            if item.get("licenseId") == value:
-                return True
+        known_ids = set(item.get("licenseId") for item in spdx.get("licenses", []))
+        if value in known_ids:
+            return True
+        # parse license expression
+        # https://spdx.github.io/spdx-spec/SPDX-license-expressions/
+        package_ids = [
+            item.strip()
+            for item in re.sub(r"(\s+(?:OR|AND|WITH)\s+|[\(\)])", " ", value).split(" ")
+            if item.strip()
+        ]
+        if known_ids >= set(package_ids):
+            return True
         raise ValidationError(
             "Invalid SPDX license identifier. See valid identifiers at "
             "https://spdx.org/licenses/"
diff --git a/tests/package/test_manifest.py b/tests/package/test_manifest.py
index 0fc76f1a..3e97c83e 100644
--- a/tests/package/test_manifest.py
+++ b/tests/package/test_manifest.py
@@ -426,6 +426,25 @@ def test_library_json_schema():
         },
     )
 
+    # test multiple licenses
+    contents = """
+{
+    "name": "MultiLicense",
+    "version": "1.0.0",
+    "license": "MIT AND (LGPL-2.1-or-later OR BSD-3-Clause)"
+}
+"""
+    raw_data = parser.LibraryJsonManifestParser(contents).as_dict()
+    data = ManifestSchema().load_manifest(raw_data)
+    assert not jsondiff.diff(
+        data,
+        {
+            "name": "MultiLicense",
+            "version": "1.0.0",
+            "license": "MIT AND (LGPL-2.1-or-later OR BSD-3-Clause)",
+        },
+    )
+
 
 def test_library_properties_schema():
     contents = """