diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 24cf69da183..bfe793d23dd 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 [metadata]
 description-file = README.rst
+license_file = LICENSE.txt
 
 [bdist_wheel]
-universal=1
\ No newline at end of file
+universal=1