diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index cd47f5ecd9..048f38844c 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ requires-python = ">=3.8"
 authors = [
     { name = "Sebastián Ramírez", email = "tiangolo@gmail.com" },
 ]
+license = "MIT"
+license-files = ["LICENSE"]
 
 classifiers = [
     "Development Status :: 4 - Beta",
@@ -18,7 +20,6 @@ classifiers = [
     "Intended Audience :: Developers",
     "Intended Audience :: Science/Research",
     "Intended Audience :: System Administrators",
-    "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",