diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index d977b142..9a7f6bcd 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def open_file(fname):
     packages=['fuzzywuzzy'],
     extras_require={'speedup': ['python-levenshtein>=0.12']},
     url='https://github.com/seatgeek/fuzzywuzzy',
-    license=open('LICENSE.txt').read(),
+    license="GPL",
     classifiers=[
         'Intended Audience :: Developers',
         'Programming Language :: Python',