diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 2a1d27b..22260f2 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ author = David Beazley
 author_email = "David Beazley" <dave@dabeaz.com>
 description = "SLY - Sly Lex Yacc"
 long_description = "SLY is an implementation of lex and yacc. No longer maintained on PyPI. Latest version on GitHub."
-license = MIT
+license = BSD-3-Clause 
 license_files = LICENSE
 classifiers =
-    License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License
+    License :: OSI Approved :: BSD License
 
 [options]
 package_dir =