diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 11d3913e3d7f1e85e03e7641c5cfeaa3c6c5985b..4deffa9597b9bb03389165cf8082076115977c9f 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ def main():
               'Intended Audience :: Developers',
               'Intended Audience :: Other Audience',
               'Intended Audience :: Science/Research',
-              'License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License',
+              'License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License',
               'Natural Language :: English',
               'Programming Language :: C++',
               'Programming Language :: Python',