diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 13df3b33374..5ecdbe3e34e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [build-system]
-requires = ["hatchling", "hatch-vcs"]
+requires = ["hatchling>=1.27", "hatch-vcs"]
 build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ name = "niworkflows"
 dynamic = ["version"]
 description = "NeuroImaging Workflows provides processing tools for magnetic resonance images of the brain."
 readme = "README.rst"
-license = {file = "LICENSE"}
+license = "Apache-2.0"
+license-files = ["LICENSE"]
 requires-python = ">= 3.9"
 authors = [
     { name = "The NiPreps Developers", email = "nipreps@gmail.com" },
@@ -15,7 +16,6 @@ authors = [
 classifiers = [
     "Development Status :: 4 - Beta",
     "Intended Audience :: Science/Research",
-    "License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",