diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index e8349ce..736637d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ version = "5.3.4"
 description = "Heartbeat monitoring system — client (hbc) and server (hbd)"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
-license = "MIT" 
+license = "MIT"
+license-files = ["LICENSE.md"]
 keywords = ["heartbeat", "monitoring", "dns", "websocket", "system-monitoring"]
 authors = [
   { name = "Andreas Wrede" }