diff --git a/compliance_tool/pyproject.toml b/compliance_tool/pyproject.toml
index e235bdc9..fac088ea 100644
--- a/compliance_tool/pyproject.toml
+++ b/compliance_tool/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [build-system]
 requires = [
-    "setuptools>=45",
+    "setuptools>=77.0.0",
     "wheel",
     "setuptools_scm[toml]>=6.2"
 ]
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ authors = [
     { name = "The AAS Compliance Tool authors", email = "admins@iat.rwth-aachen.de" }
 ]
 readme = "README.md"
-license = { file = "LICENSE" }
+license = "MIT"
+license-files = ["LICENSE"]
 classifiers = [
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
-    "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
     "Operating System :: OS Independent",
     "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable"
 ]
diff --git a/sdk/LICENSE b/sdk/LICENSE
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d28a7cd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2019-2022 the Eclipse BaSyx Authors
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
diff --git a/sdk/pyproject.toml b/sdk/pyproject.toml
index b2a7a6b7..7b0dbb32 100644
--- a/sdk/pyproject.toml
+++ b/sdk/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [build-system]
 requires = [
-    "setuptools>=45",
+    "setuptools>=77.0.0",
     "wheel",
     "setuptools_scm[toml]>=6.2"
 ]
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ authors = [
     { name = "The Eclipse BaSyx Authors", email = "admins@iat.rwth-aachen.de" }
 ]
 readme = "README.md"
-license = { file = "LICENSE" }
+license = "MIT"
+license-files = ["LICENSE"]
 classifiers = [
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
-    "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
     "Operating System :: OS Independent",
     "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable"
 ]