diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 07d494377..9631350ce 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ description-file =
 author = PyCQA
 author-email = code-quality@python.org
 home-page = https://bandit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
+license = Apache-2.0 license
 classifier =
     Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable
     Environment :: Console