diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 35e05697b..38396aa02 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@
     version=__version__,
     description="A fully featured modbus protocol stack in python",
     long_description="""
-        Pymodbus aims to be a fully implemented modbus protocol stack 
-        implemented using twisted/asyncio/tornado.  
+        Pymodbus aims to be a fully implemented modbus protocol stack
+        implemented using twisted/asyncio/tornado.
         Its orignal goal was to allow simulation of thousands of modbus devices
         on a single machine for monitoring software testing.
     """,
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
     maintainer=__maintainer__,
     maintainer_email='otlasanju@gmail.com',
     url='https://github.com/riptideio/pymodbus/',
-    license='BSD',
+    license='BSD-3-Clause',
     packages=find_packages(exclude=['examples', 'test']),
     exclude_package_data={'': ['examples', 'test', 'tools', 'doc']},
     py_modules=['ez_setup'],