diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 32e398fe4..ad94b7ae7 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ name = "nameparser"
 description = "A simple Python module for parsing human names into their individual components."
 readme = "README.rst"
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
-license = {text = "LGPL"}
+license = "LGPL-2.1-or-later"
+license-files = ["LICENSE", "AUTHORS"]
 authors = [{name = "Derek Gulbranson", email = "derek73@gmail.com"}]
 dynamic = ["version"]
 keywords = ["names", "parser"]
 classifiers = [
   "Intended Audience :: Developers",
-  "License :: OSI Approved :: GNU Library or Lesser General Public License (LGPL)",
   "Operating System :: OS Independent",
   "Programming Language :: Python",
   "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",