diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index 1637fde..b62463c 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 include README.rst
 include CHANGES.rst
-include LICENSE.rst
 
 include setup.cfg
 include pyproject.toml
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 9765e29..9a2a487 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [build-system]
-requires = ["setuptools>=30.3.0",
-            "setuptools_scm>=8.0.0",
-            "wheel"]
+requires = ["setuptools>=77.0.1",
+            "setuptools_scm>=8.0.0"
+]
 build-backend = 'setuptools.build_meta'
 
 
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 458ee08..d15e57f 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ long_description = file:README.rst
 long_description_content_type = text/x-rst
 author = The Astropy Developers
 author_email = astropy.team@gmail.com
-license = BSD 3-Clause License
+license = BSD-3-Clause
+license_files = LICENSE.rst
 url = https://github.com/astropy/sphinx-automodapi
 classifiers =
     Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable
@@ -13,7 +14,6 @@ classifiers =
     Programming Language :: Python
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3
     Operating System :: OS Independent
-    License :: OSI Approved :: BSD License
 
 [options]
 zip_safe = False