diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 46ffb13c52..1c85a69e4a 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [metadata]
-license_file = LICENSE.md
+license_files = LICENSE.md
 
 [tool:pytest]
 addopts=--tb=short --strict-markers -ra