diff --git a/python/libucxx/pyproject.toml b/python/libucxx/pyproject.toml
index b880fd26..15adfef0 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 = "Apache 2.0" }
+license = { text = "BSD-3-Clause" }
 classifiers = [
     "Intended Audience :: Developers",
     "Intended Audience :: System Administrators",
@@ -64,4 +64,4 @@ requires = [
     "librmm==24.10.*,>=0.0.0a0",
     "libucx==1.15.0",
     "ninja",
-] # This list was generated by `rapids-dependency-file-generator`. To make changes, edit ../../dependencies.yaml and run `rapids-dependency-file-generator`.
\ No newline at end of file
+] # This list was generated by `rapids-dependency-file-generator`. To make changes, edit ../../dependencies.yaml and run `rapids-dependency-file-generator`.