diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
index 64719ca9f..f7b6887d8 100644
--- a/LICENSE
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+BSD 3-Clause License
+
 Copyright (c). All rights reserved.
 
 Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification,
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 2c685f276..a4e1f5006 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [metadata]
 name = pip-tools
 url = https://github.com/jazzband/pip-tools/
-license = BSD
+license = BSD 3 Clause
 author = Vincent Driessen
 author_email = me@nvie.com
 description = pip-tools keeps your pinned dependencies fresh.