diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 34414b3e..0e97b0ba 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -4,5 +4,8 @@ release = egg_info -RDb ''
 [wheel]
 universal = 1
 
+[metadata]
+license_file = LICENSE
+
 [tool:pytest]
 norecursedirs = .* *.egg *.egg-info env* artwork docs examples