diff --git a/cookiecutter.json b/cookiecutter.json
index 61a867f5..a461cfab 100644
--- a/cookiecutter.json
+++ b/cookiecutter.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   "github_owner": "{{cookiecutter.author_given_names.lower().replace(' ', '-')}}-{{cookiecutter.author_family_names.lower().replace(' ', '-')}}",
   "min_python_version": ["3.11", "3.12", "3.13"],
   "max_python_version": ["3.13", "3.12", "3.11"],
-  "license": ["MIT", "BSD-3", "GPL-3.0"],
+  "license": ["MIT", "BSD-3-Clause", "GPL-3.0"],
   "funder": "",
   "__repo_name": "{{cookiecutter.github_owner}}/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}",
   "__repo_url": "https://github.com/{{cookiecutter.__repo_name}}",
diff --git a/tests/data/test_package_generation/pyproject.toml b/tests/data/test_package_generation/pyproject.toml
index 078b80a5..6a488554 100644
--- a/tests/data/test_package_generation/pyproject.toml
+++ b/tests/data/test_package_generation/pyproject.toml
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ dynamic = [
 ]
 keywords = [
 ]
+license = "MIT"
+license-files = [
+    "LICENSE.md",
+]
 name = "cookiecutter-test"
 optional-dependencies = {dev = [
     "build",
@@ -46,7 +50,6 @@ optional-dependencies = {dev = [
 ]}
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
-license.file = "LICENSE.md"
 urls.homepage = "https://github.com/test-user/cookiecutter-test"
 
 [tool.coverage]
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/LICENSE.md b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/LICENSE.md
index 866f8c19..a8d6580e 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/LICENSE.md
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/LICENSE.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER
 IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
 CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 
-{%- elif cookiecutter.license == "BSD-3" -%}
+{%- elif cookiecutter.license == "BSD-3-Clause" -%}
 
 Copyright (c) {% now 'utc', '%Y' %}, {{cookiecutter.author_given_names}}
 {{cookiecutter.author_family_names}} All rights reserved.
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/README.md b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/README.md
index 8451edf1..f7edbf5c 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/README.md
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/README.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 [documentation-link]:       {{cookiecutter.__repo_url}}/actions/workflows/docs.yml
 {%- if cookiecutter.license == "MIT" %}
 [license-badge]:            https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-yellow.svg
-{%- elif cookiecutter.license == "BSD-3" %}
+{%- elif cookiecutter.license == "BSD-3-Clause" %}
 [license-badge]:            https://img.shields.io/badge/License-BSD_3--Clause-blue.svg
 {%- elif cookiecutter.license == "GPL-3.0" %}
 [license-badge]:            https://img.shields.io/badge/License-GPLv3-blue.svg
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/pyproject.toml b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/pyproject.toml
index 91498d7d..64cacb44 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/pyproject.toml
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/pyproject.toml
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ dynamic = [
 ]
 keywords = [
 ]
+license = "{{cookiecutter.license}}"
+license-files = [
+    "LICENSE.md",
+]
 name = "{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}"
 optional-dependencies = {dev = [
     "build",
@@ -49,7 +53,6 @@ optional-dependencies = {dev = [
 ]}
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">={{cookiecutter.min_python_version}}"
-license.file = "LICENSE.md"
 urls.homepage = "{{cookiecutter.__repo_url}}"
 
 [tool.coverage]