diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index fb502c5..a48e175 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ keywords = ["kv", "key/value", "store"]
 classifiers = [
     "Development Status :: 3 - Alpha",
     "Intended Audience :: Developers",
-    "License :: OSI Approved :: BSD License",
     "Operating System :: POSIX",
     "Programming Language :: Python",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
@@ -20,7 +19,8 @@ classifiers = [
     "Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries",
     "Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules",
 ]
-license = {text="BSD"}
+license = "BSD-3-Clause"
+license-files = ["LICENSE.rst"]
 requires-python = ">=3.9"
 dependencies = [
     "requests >= 2.25.1",