Asked for serial number after migration to new computer

I did a migration to a new MacBook pro from my old iMac and now Aperture is asking me for the serial number.
I thought using the Apple migration would take care of the complete migration.
This is the only SW that I have noticed that have this issue. All other of my licensed SW is working just fine after the migration.
Suggestions?
/ Christer

Enter the serial number. Not all software magically transfers serial numbers.

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