diff --git a/.github/workflows/pylint.yml b/.github/workflows/pylint.yml
index aca7f3a..c90ba1c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pylint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pylint.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.12"]
+        python-version: ["3.10"]
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-app.yml b/.github/workflows/python-app.yml
index f60847f..86a6abf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-app.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-app.yml
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-    - name: Set up Python 3.12
+    - name: Set up Python 3.8
       uses: actions/setup-python@v3
       with:
-        python-version: "3.12"
+        python-version: "3.10"
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip
diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml
index f81e1f0..1f1bcd9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Set up Python
       uses: actions/setup-python@v3
       with:
-        python-version: '3.x'
+        python-version: '3.10'
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ jobs:
           # Note: the following account information will not work on GHES
           git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
           git config user.email ""
-          python increment_version.py
           git add .
           git commit -m "generated"
           git push origin HEAD:main
diff --git a/.github/workflows/zenodo-sandbox.yml b/.github/workflows/zenodo-sandbox.yml
index 138c5b9..fc1c26d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/zenodo-sandbox.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/zenodo-sandbox.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
-          python-version: '3.12'
+          python-version: '3.10'
       - run: pip install .
       - run: git archive --format zip HEAD src > hermes-plugin-python.zip
       - run: hermes harvest
diff --git a/increment_version.py b/increment_version.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 2dba102..0000000
--- a/increment_version.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-import toml
-import os
-
-def main():
-    try:
-        os.rename("pyproject.toml", "pyproject.txt")
-        with open("pyproject.txt", 'r+') as f:
-            comment = []
-            while True:
-                line = f.readline()
-                if line[0] == "#":
-                    comment = [line] + comment
-                else:
-                    break
-        os.rename("pyproject.txt", "pyproject.toml")
-        with open("pyproject.toml", 'r+') as f:
-            data = toml.load(f)
-            project = data.get("project")
-            if not project is None:
-                version = project.get("version")
-                if not version is None:
-                    a,b,c = map(int, version.split("."))
-                    if c < 99:
-                        c += 1
-                    elif b < 99:
-                        c = 0
-                        b += 1
-                    else:
-                        c = 0
-                        b = 0
-                        a += 1
-                    data["project"]["version"] = str(a) + "." + str(b) + "." + str(c)
-        if not data == {}:
-            with open("pyproject.toml", 'w') as f:
-                toml.dump(data, f)
-        os.rename("pyproject.toml", "pyproject.txt")
-        with open("pyproject.txt", 'r+') as f:
-            content = f.readlines()
-            content = comment + content
-        with open("pyproject.txt", 'w') as f:
-            for line in content:
-                f.write(line)
-        os.rename("pyproject.txt", "pyproject.toml")
-    except (FileNotFoundError):
-        pass
-
-main()
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 39aa994..c4024c2 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ version = "0.1.8"
 readme = "README.md"
 description = "HERMES plugin for .toml files"
 keywords = [ "publishing", "metadata", "automation",]
-requires-python = ">= 3.12.4"
+requires-python = ">= 3.8"
 classifiers = [ "Development Status :: 2 - Pre-Alpha", "Environment :: Plugins", "Programming Language :: Python :: 3", "Operating System :: OS Independent",]
 dependencies = [ "hermes>=0.8.0",]
 [[project.authors]]
diff --git a/src/hermes_toml/harvest.py b/src/hermes_toml/harvest.py
index 8f0b700..bababb1 100644
--- a/src/hermes_toml/harvest.py
+++ b/src/hermes_toml/harvest.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 """A hermes harvest plugin that harvests the .toml file of the project"""
 
-from contextlib import chdir
+from os import chdir, getcwd
 from email.utils import getaddresses
 
 import toml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class TomlHarvestPlugin(HermesHarvestPlugin):
         "project": [
             ("name", "name"), ("version", "version"), ("description", "description"),
             ("runtimePlatform", "requires-python"), ("author", "authors"),
-            ("maintainer", "maintainers"), ("keywords", "keywords")
+            ("maintainer", "maintainers"), ("keywords", "keywords"), ("license", "license")
         ],
         "poetry": [
             ("name", "name"), ("version", "version"), ("description", "description"),
@@ -42,9 +42,13 @@ def __call__(self, command: HermesHarvestCommand):
         """start of the process of harvesting the .toml file"""
 
         #set the working directory temporary to the correct location
-        with chdir(command.args.path):
-            #harvesting the data from the .toml file specified in the Settings class
-            data = self.read_from_toml(command.settings.toml.filename)
+        old_dir = getcwd()
+        chdir(command.args.path)
+
+        #harvesting the data from the .toml file specified in the Settings class
+        data = self.read_from_toml(command.settings.toml.filename)
+
+        chdir(old_dir)
 
         #returning the harvested data and some metadata
         return data, {"filename": command.settings.toml.filename}
@@ -107,6 +111,8 @@ def read_from_one_table(cls, table, mapping):
                     if not persons is None:
                         ret_data[field1] = persons
 
+                elif field1 == "license":
+                    ret_data[field1] = table[field2].get("text", None)
                 else:
                     #add the data of a field that needs no processing
                     ret_data[field1] = table[field2]