diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 91d7d483..c4d08b7a 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ twine = "twine.__main__:main"
 [tool.setuptools]
 packages = ["twine", "twine.commands"]
 include-package-data = true
-license-files = ["LICENSE"]
+license-files = []
 
 [tool.setuptools_scm]