diff --git a/licenses/LICENSE.rst b/LICENSE.rst
similarity index 100%
rename from licenses/LICENSE.rst
rename to LICENSE.rst
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 8b4ddcef..03f05ce3 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name = asdf_astropy
 author = The Astropy Developers
 author_email = astropy.team@gmail.com
 license = BSD-3-Clause
-license_file = licenses/LICENSE.rst
+license_file = LICENSE.rst
 url = https://github.com/astropy/asdf-astropy
 description = ASDF serialization support for astropy
 long_description = file: README.rst