diff --git a/python/distributed-ucxx/pyproject.toml b/python/distributed-ucxx/pyproject.toml
index a22280b6..0f591dd2 100644
--- a/python/distributed-ucxx/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/distributed-ucxx/pyproject.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ readme = { file = "README.md", content-type = "text/markdown" }
 authors = [
     { name = "NVIDIA Corporation" },
 ]
-license = { text = "BSD-3-Clause" }
+license = "BSD-3-Clause"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
 dependencies = [
     "numba>=0.59.1,<0.61.0a0",
diff --git a/python/libucxx/pyproject.toml b/python/libucxx/pyproject.toml
index 7ee46bb8..d27ac7a2 100644
--- a/python/libucxx/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/libucxx/pyproject.toml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ readme = { file = "README.md", content-type = "text/markdown" }
 authors = [
     { name = "NVIDIA Corporation" },
 ]
-license = { text = "BSD-3-Clause" }
+license = "BSD-3-Clause"
 classifiers = [
     "Intended Audience :: Developers",
     "Intended Audience :: System Administrators",
diff --git a/python/ucxx/pyproject.toml b/python/ucxx/pyproject.toml
index be6ab83f..7ee78af9 100644
--- a/python/ucxx/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/ucxx/pyproject.toml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ readme = { file = "README.md", content-type = "text/markdown" }
 authors = [
     { name = "NVIDIA Corporation" },
 ]
-license = { text = "BSD-3-Clause" }
+license = "BSD-3-Clause"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
 dependencies = [
     "libucxx==0.43.*,>=0.0.0a0",