diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 5217e5d5..696302d4 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 [bdist_wheel]
 universal=1
 
+[metadata]
+license_file = COPYING.md
+
 [tool:pytest]
 filterwarnings=default