diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 107de59..f8637ca 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ def read(fname):
     author_email="basti@redtoad.de",
     maintainer="David Zaslavsky",
     maintainer_email="diazona@ellipsix.net",
-    license="MIT License",
+    license_files=["LICENSE"],
+    license_expression="MIT",
     description="pytest plugin to test server connections locally.",
     long_description=read("README.rst"),
     url="https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-localserver",
@@ -37,7 +38,6 @@ def read(fname):
         "Operating System :: OS Independent",
         "Development Status :: 4 - Beta",
         "Intended Audience :: Developers",
-        "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7",