diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 3b6fc5e..9d6bbe2 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
     name = "{}"
     version = "{}"
     readme = "README.md"
-    license = "BSD-3-Clause"
+    license = { text = "BSD-3-Clause" }
     keywords = []
     description = "{}"
     authors = [