diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index b10f2290..167ff185 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 [project]
 name = "attrs"
 authors = [{ name = "Hynek Schlawack", email = "hs@ox.cx" }]
-license = "MIT"
+license = { text = "MIT" }
 requires-python = ">=3.7"
 description = "Classes Without Boilerplate"
 keywords = ["class", "attribute", "boilerplate"]