diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index e0ca7a784..a2327e90f 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 [bdist_wheel]
 universal=1
 
+[metadata]
+license_file = COPYING.md
+
 [nosetests]
 warningfilters=default