diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index 8b11122ec..a0d08bae6 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-include CHANGES LICENSE AUTHORS 
+include CHANGES LICENSE AUTHORS README.rst
 recursive-include tests *
 recursive-include docs *
 recursive-include examples *
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 6173eba2f..22b306d05 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@
 with open('README.rst') as f:
     LONG_DESCRIPTION = f.read()
 
-with open('LICENSE') as f:
-    LICENSE = f.read()
-
 install_requires = [
     'cerberus>=0.7,<0.8',
     'events>=0.2.1,<0.3',
@@ -37,7 +34,7 @@
     author='Nicola Iarocci',
     author_email='eve@nicolaiarocci.com',
     url='http://python-eve.org',
-    license=LICENSE,
+    license='BSD',
     platforms=["any"],
     packages=find_packages(),
     test_suite="eve.tests",