diff --git a/python/kvikio/pyproject.toml b/python/kvikio/pyproject.toml
index 201245a621..90048df8ed 100644
--- a/python/kvikio/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/kvikio/pyproject.toml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ readme = { file = "README.md", content-type = "text/markdown" }
 authors = [
     { name = "NVIDIA Corporation" },
 ]
-license = { text = "Apache 2.0" }
+license = "Apache-2.0"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
 dependencies = [
     "cupy-cuda11x>=12.0.0",
diff --git a/python/libkvikio/pyproject.toml b/python/libkvikio/pyproject.toml
index 8a194ae3ef..2e15070429 100644
--- a/python/libkvikio/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/libkvikio/pyproject.toml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ readme = { file = "README.md", content-type = "text/markdown" }
 authors = [
     { name = "NVIDIA Corporation" },
 ]
-license = { text = "Apache 2.0" }
+license = "Apache-2.0"
 classifiers = [
     "Intended Audience :: Developers",
     "Topic :: Database",