diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 0cdd2e3f..1e78e7ff 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name = "PyVISA-py"
 description = "Pure Python implementation of a VISA library."
 readme = "README.rst"
 requires-python = ">=3.7"
-license = {file = "LICENSE"}
+license = "MIT"
 authors = [
   {name = "Hernan E. Grecco", email = "hernan.grecco@gmail.com"},
 ]