diff --git a/python/pyproject.toml b/python/pyproject.toml
index d209859..b5c43d1 100644
--- a/python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/pyproject.toml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ name = "apache-ossie"
 version = "0.2.0.dev0"
 description = "Python types for the Apache Ossie semantic model specification"
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
+license = "Apache-2.0"
 classifiers = [
     "License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
@@ -33,9 +34,6 @@ dependencies = [
     "PyYAML>=6.0",
 ]
 
-[project.license]
-text = "Apache-2.0"
-
 [tool.hatch.build.targets.wheel]
 packages = ["src/ossie"]