diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 23a7688..6cdeb7a 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ setup(
         "construct-stubs": ["*.pyi", "lib/*.pyi"],
         "construct_typed": ["py.typed"],
     },
-    include_package_data=True,
     license="MIT",
+    license_files=("LICENSE",),
     description="Extension for the python package 'construct' that adds typing features",
     long_description=open("README.md").read(),
     long_description_content_type="text/markdown",