diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 48045a2928c..4d42ee5c1cd 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ directory = sphinx/locale/
 [wheel]
 universal = 1
 
+[metadata]
+license_file = LICENSE
+
 [flake8]
 max-line-length = 95
 ignore = E116,E241,E251