diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index a648bfe9..475e7846 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 [project]
 name = "attrs"
 authors = [{ name = "Hynek Schlawack", email = "hs@ox.cx" }]
-license = { text = "MIT" }
+license = "MIT"
+license-files = ["LICENSE"]
 requires-python = ">=3.8"
 description = "Classes Without Boilerplate"
 keywords = ["class", "attribute", "boilerplate"]
 classifiers = [
   "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",
-  "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
   "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
   "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
   "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",