diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 554d7d07bf3..87e5be6b1da 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 [project]
 name = "black"
 description = "The uncompromising code formatter."
-license = "MIT"
+license = {text="MIT"}
 requires-python = ">=3.7"
 authors = [
   { name = "Łukasz Langa", email = "lukasz@langa.pl" },