diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 1d98deb..ba945a8 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 # Use this option if your package is pure-python
 universal = 1
 
+[metadata]
+license_file = LICENSE
+
 [versioneer]
 VCS = git
 style = pep440-pre
@@ -12,4 +15,3 @@ versionfile_source = cachier/_version.py
 versionfile_build = cachier/_version.py
 tag_prefix = v
 parentdir_prefix = cachier-
-