diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index c664151ce2bdebff91076fbc7028dd68f5d592b1..7e589e00972612f6e553ed925f354d84c5f6c847 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ name = "b-asic"
 description = "Better ASIC Toolbox"
 readme = "README.md"
 maintainers = [{ name = "Oscar Gustafsson", email = "oscar.gustafsson@liu.se" }]
-license = { file = "LICENSE" }
+license = "MIT"
+license-files = ["LICENSE"]
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
 dependencies = [
   "numpy",
@@ -24,7 +25,6 @@ classifiers = [
   "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
   "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13",
   "Programming Language :: C++",
-  "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
   "Operating System :: OS Independent",
   "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Electronic Design Automation (EDA)",
   "Development Status :: 3 - Alpha",