diff --git a/python/setup.cfg b/python/setup.cfg
index 3c6e79cf31d..bb0feff994d 100644
--- a/python/setup.cfg
+++ b/python/setup.cfg
@@ -1,2 +1,6 @@
 [bdist_wheel]
 universal=1
+
+[metadata]
+license_files =
+   ../license.txt
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/python/setup.py b/python/setup.py
index 80cf9250857..bb5e71ae46a 100644
--- a/python/setup.py
+++ b/python/setup.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     name='flatbuffers',
     version='22.11.23',
     license='Apache 2.0',
+    license_files='../LICENSE.txt',
     author='Derek Bailey',
     author_email='derekbailey@google.com',
     url='https://google.github.io/flatbuffers/',