diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/pyproject.toml b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/pyproject.toml
index c85ba9c..e488192 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/pyproject.toml
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/pyproject.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ description = "{{ cookiecutter.project_short_description }}"
 authors = [
     "{{ cookiecutter.author_name }} <{{ cookiecutter.author_email }}>",
 ]
-license = "MIT"
+license = "BSD-3-Clause"
 readme = "README.md"
 
 documentation = "https://{{ cookiecutter.github_username }}.github.io/{{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}"