diff --git a/backend/src/hatchling/metadata/spec.py b/backend/src/hatchling/metadata/spec.py
index 971f25829..b295b7014 100644
--- a/backend/src/hatchling/metadata/spec.py
+++ b/backend/src/hatchling/metadata/spec.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from hatchling.metadata.core import ProjectMetadata
 
-DEFAULT_METADATA_VERSION = '2.3'
+DEFAULT_METADATA_VERSION = '2.4'
 LATEST_METADATA_VERSION = '2.4'
 CORE_METADATA_PROJECT_FIELDS = {
     'Author': ('authors',),
diff --git a/docs/history/hatchling.md b/docs/history/hatchling.md
index 945c6ddbf..58a57d4cc 100644
--- a/docs/history/hatchling.md
+++ b/docs/history/hatchling.md
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+***Added:***
+
+- Update the default version of core metadata to 2.4
+
 ## [1.26.3](https://github.com/pypa/hatch/releases/tag/hatchling-v1.26.3) - 2024-11-12 ## {: #hatchling-v1.26.3 }
 
 ***Fixed:***
diff --git a/docs/plugins/builder/sdist.md b/docs/plugins/builder/sdist.md
index eed7f017b..13db3f657 100644
--- a/docs/plugins/builder/sdist.md
+++ b/docs/plugins/builder/sdist.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ The builder plugin name is `sdist`.
 
 | Option | Default | Description |
 | --- | --- | --- |
-| `core-metadata-version` | `"2.3"` | The version of [core metadata](https://packaging.python.org/specifications/core-metadata/) to use |
+| `core-metadata-version` | `"2.4"` | The version of [core metadata](https://packaging.python.org/specifications/core-metadata/) to use |
 | `strict-naming` | `true` | Whether or not file names should contain the normalized version of the project name |
 | `support-legacy` | `false` | Whether or not to include a `setup.py` file to support legacy installation mechanisms |
 
diff --git a/docs/plugins/builder/wheel.md b/docs/plugins/builder/wheel.md
index 5dd64d7e7..a538e8edb 100644
--- a/docs/plugins/builder/wheel.md
+++ b/docs/plugins/builder/wheel.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ The builder plugin name is `wheel`.
 
 | Option | Default | Description |
 | --- | --- | --- |
-| `core-metadata-version` | `"2.3"` | The version of [core metadata](https://packaging.python.org/specifications/core-metadata/) to use |
+| `core-metadata-version` | `"2.4"` | The version of [core metadata](https://packaging.python.org/specifications/core-metadata/) to use |
 | `shared-data` | | A mapping similar to the [forced inclusion](../../config/build.md#forced-inclusion) option corresponding to the `data` subdirectory within the standard [data directory](https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/specifications/binary-distribution-format/#the-data-directory) that will be installed globally in a given Python environment, usually under `#!python sys.prefix` |
 | `shared-scripts` | | A mapping similar to the [forced inclusion](../../config/build.md#forced-inclusion) option corresponding to the `scripts` subdirectory within the standard [data directory](https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/specifications/binary-distribution-format/#the-data-directory) that will be installed in a given Python environment, usually under `Scripts` on Windows or `bin` otherwise, and would normally be available on PATH |
 | `extra-metadata` | | A mapping similar to the [forced inclusion](../../config/build.md#forced-inclusion) option corresponding to extra [metadata](https://peps.python.org/pep-0427/#the-dist-info-directory) that will be shipped in a directory named `extra_metadata` |
diff --git a/tests/helpers/templates/sdist/standard_default.py b/tests/helpers/templates/sdist/standard_default.py
index bd73c39d8..301275412 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/templates/sdist/standard_default.py
+++ b/tests/helpers/templates/sdist/standard_default.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ def get_files(**kwargs):
 Metadata-Version: {DEFAULT_METADATA_VERSION}
 Name: {kwargs['project_name']}
 Version: 0.0.1
+License-File: LICENSE.txt
 """,
         )
     )
diff --git a/tests/helpers/templates/sdist/standard_default_build_script_artifacts.py b/tests/helpers/templates/sdist/standard_default_build_script_artifacts.py
index 643702b04..29d2a4b25 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/templates/sdist/standard_default_build_script_artifacts.py
+++ b/tests/helpers/templates/sdist/standard_default_build_script_artifacts.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ def initialize(self, version, build_data):
 Metadata-Version: {DEFAULT_METADATA_VERSION}
 Name: {kwargs['project_name']}
 Version: 0.0.1
+License-File: LICENSE.txt
 """,
         ),
     ))
diff --git a/tests/helpers/templates/sdist/standard_default_build_script_extra_dependencies.py b/tests/helpers/templates/sdist/standard_default_build_script_extra_dependencies.py
index 9d4ed91da..eb6c0b14b 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/templates/sdist/standard_default_build_script_extra_dependencies.py
+++ b/tests/helpers/templates/sdist/standard_default_build_script_extra_dependencies.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ def initialize(self, version, build_data):
 Metadata-Version: {DEFAULT_METADATA_VERSION}
 Name: {kwargs['project_name']}
 Version: 0.0.1
+License-File: LICENSE.txt
 Requires-Dist: binary
 """,
         ),
diff --git a/tests/helpers/templates/sdist/standard_default_support_legacy.py b/tests/helpers/templates/sdist/standard_default_support_legacy.py
index 3914c2a97..e33ac7a7c 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/templates/sdist/standard_default_support_legacy.py
+++ b/tests/helpers/templates/sdist/standard_default_support_legacy.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ def get_files(**kwargs):
 Metadata-Version: {DEFAULT_METADATA_VERSION}
 Name: {kwargs['project_name']}
 Version: 0.0.1
+License-File: LICENSE.txt
 """,
         ),
         File(
diff --git a/tests/helpers/templates/sdist/standard_default_vcs_git_exclusion_files.py b/tests/helpers/templates/sdist/standard_default_vcs_git_exclusion_files.py
index 527a77c3c..09a8cebb1 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/templates/sdist/standard_default_vcs_git_exclusion_files.py
+++ b/tests/helpers/templates/sdist/standard_default_vcs_git_exclusion_files.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ def get_files(**kwargs):
 Metadata-Version: {DEFAULT_METADATA_VERSION}
 Name: {kwargs['project_name']}
 Version: 0.0.1
+License-File: LICENSE.txt
 """,
         ),
     ))
diff --git a/tests/helpers/templates/sdist/standard_default_vcs_mercurial_exclusion_files.py b/tests/helpers/templates/sdist/standard_default_vcs_mercurial_exclusion_files.py
index 35ba37ecf..f8cc3d596 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/templates/sdist/standard_default_vcs_mercurial_exclusion_files.py
+++ b/tests/helpers/templates/sdist/standard_default_vcs_mercurial_exclusion_files.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ def get_files(**kwargs):
 Metadata-Version: {DEFAULT_METADATA_VERSION}
 Name: {kwargs['project_name']}
 Version: 0.0.1
+License-File: LICENSE.txt
 """,
         ),
     ))
diff --git a/tests/helpers/templates/sdist/standard_include.py b/tests/helpers/templates/sdist/standard_include.py
index d5893b382..96abbe7e4 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/templates/sdist/standard_include.py
+++ b/tests/helpers/templates/sdist/standard_include.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ def get_files(**kwargs):
 Metadata-Version: {DEFAULT_METADATA_VERSION}
 Name: {kwargs['project_name']}
 Version: 0.0.1
+License-File: LICENSE.txt
 Description-Content-Type: text/markdown
 
 # My.App
diff --git a/tests/helpers/templates/sdist/standard_include_config_file.py b/tests/helpers/templates/sdist/standard_include_config_file.py
index 99c435222..27272aee0 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/templates/sdist/standard_include_config_file.py
+++ b/tests/helpers/templates/sdist/standard_include_config_file.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ def get_files(**kwargs):
 Metadata-Version: {DEFAULT_METADATA_VERSION}
 Name: {kwargs['project_name']}
 Version: 0.0.1
+License-File: LICENSE.txt
 Description-Content-Type: text/markdown
 
 # My.App
diff --git a/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_default_build_script.py b/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_default_build_script.py
index adc8f9edb..69d3ceca0 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_default_build_script.py
+++ b/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_default_build_script.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ def get_files(**kwargs):
 Metadata-Version: {DEFAULT_METADATA_VERSION}
 Name: {kwargs['project_name']}
 Version: 0.0.1
+License-File: LICENSE.txt
 Requires-Python: >3
 """,
         ),
diff --git a/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_default_build_script_artifacts.py b/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_default_build_script_artifacts.py
index 2bcd32277..19d0e58fb 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_default_build_script_artifacts.py
+++ b/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_default_build_script_artifacts.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ def get_files(**kwargs):
 Metadata-Version: {DEFAULT_METADATA_VERSION}
 Name: {kwargs['project_name']}
 Version: 0.0.1
+License-File: LICENSE.txt
 Requires-Python: >3
 """,
         ),
diff --git a/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_default_build_script_artifacts_with_src_layout.py b/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_default_build_script_artifacts_with_src_layout.py
index 6a4616a09..ac1cc84d8 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_default_build_script_artifacts_with_src_layout.py
+++ b/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_default_build_script_artifacts_with_src_layout.py
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ def get_files(**kwargs):
 Metadata-Version: {DEFAULT_METADATA_VERSION}
 Name: {kwargs['project_name']}
 Version: 0.0.1
+License-File: LICENSE.txt
 Requires-Python: >3
 """,
         ),
diff --git a/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_default_build_script_configured_build_hooks.py b/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_default_build_script_configured_build_hooks.py
index 7556f54ba..31e34ed6d 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_default_build_script_configured_build_hooks.py
+++ b/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_default_build_script_configured_build_hooks.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ def get_files(**kwargs):
 Metadata-Version: {DEFAULT_METADATA_VERSION}
 Name: {kwargs['project_name']}
 Version: 0.0.1
+License-File: LICENSE.txt
 Requires-Python: >3
 """,
         ),
diff --git a/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_default_build_script_extra_dependencies.py b/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_default_build_script_extra_dependencies.py
index 5ad08fe31..13d2c95b9 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_default_build_script_extra_dependencies.py
+++ b/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_default_build_script_extra_dependencies.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ def get_files(**kwargs):
 Metadata-Version: {DEFAULT_METADATA_VERSION}
 Name: {kwargs['project_name']}
 Version: 0.0.1
+License-File: LICENSE.txt
 Requires-Python: >3
 Requires-Dist: binary
 """,
diff --git a/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_default_build_script_force_include.py b/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_default_build_script_force_include.py
index 73534e9d3..d32daf6be 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_default_build_script_force_include.py
+++ b/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_default_build_script_force_include.py
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ def get_files(**kwargs):
 Metadata-Version: {DEFAULT_METADATA_VERSION}
 Name: {kwargs['project_name']}
 Version: 0.0.1
+License-File: LICENSE.txt
 Requires-Python: >3
 """,
         ),
diff --git a/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_default_build_script_force_include_no_duplication.py b/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_default_build_script_force_include_no_duplication.py
index fe03316fd..2ec64023d 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_default_build_script_force_include_no_duplication.py
+++ b/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_default_build_script_force_include_no_duplication.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ def get_files(**kwargs):
 Metadata-Version: {DEFAULT_METADATA_VERSION}
 Name: {kwargs['project_name']}
 Version: 0.0.1
+License-File: LICENSE.txt
 Requires-Python: >3
 """,
         ),
diff --git a/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_default_extra_metadata.py b/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_default_extra_metadata.py
index 57c1262ba..614d09ff6 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_default_extra_metadata.py
+++ b/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_default_extra_metadata.py
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ def get_files(**kwargs):
 Metadata-Version: {DEFAULT_METADATA_VERSION}
 Name: {kwargs['project_name']}
 Version: 0.0.1
+License-File: LICENSE.txt
 Requires-Python: >3
 """,
         ),
diff --git a/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_default_license_multiple.py b/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_default_license_multiple.py
index 0cdcb2fb5..7a330a70c 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_default_license_multiple.py
+++ b/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_default_license_multiple.py
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ def get_files(**kwargs):
 Metadata-Version: {DEFAULT_METADATA_VERSION}
 Name: {kwargs['project_name']}
 Version: 0.0.1
+License-File: LICENSES/Apache-2.0.txt
+License-File: LICENSES/MIT.txt
 """,
         ),
     ))
diff --git a/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_default_license_single.py b/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_default_license_single.py
index 2e03998a4..066d8e286 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_default_license_single.py
+++ b/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_default_license_single.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ def get_files(**kwargs):
 Metadata-Version: {DEFAULT_METADATA_VERSION}
 Name: {kwargs['project_name']}
 Version: 0.0.1
+License-File: LICENSE.txt
 """,
         ),
     ))
diff --git a/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_default_namespace_package.py b/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_default_namespace_package.py
index 5515700a0..331fe4011 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_default_namespace_package.py
+++ b/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_default_namespace_package.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ def get_files(**kwargs):
 Metadata-Version: {DEFAULT_METADATA_VERSION}
 Name: {kwargs['project_name']}
 Version: 0.0.1
+License-File: LICENSE.txt
 """,
         ),
     ))
diff --git a/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_default_python_constraint.py b/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_default_python_constraint.py
index 86767f948..611f40ba8 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_default_python_constraint.py
+++ b/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_default_python_constraint.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ def get_files(**kwargs):
 Metadata-Version: {DEFAULT_METADATA_VERSION}
 Name: {kwargs['project_name']}
 Version: 0.0.1
+License-File: LICENSE.txt
 Requires-Python: >3
 """,
         ),
diff --git a/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_default_python_constraint_three_components.py b/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_default_python_constraint_three_components.py
index 67e74150c..e1efbb359 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_default_python_constraint_three_components.py
+++ b/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_default_python_constraint_three_components.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ def get_files(**kwargs):
 Metadata-Version: {DEFAULT_METADATA_VERSION}
 Name: {kwargs['project_name']}
 Version: 0.0.1
+License-File: LICENSE.txt
 Requires-Python: ==3.11.4
 """,
         ),
diff --git a/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_default_shared_data.py b/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_default_shared_data.py
index 0f1e85724..3132c32ad 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_default_shared_data.py
+++ b/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_default_shared_data.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ def get_files(**kwargs):
 Metadata-Version: {DEFAULT_METADATA_VERSION}
 Name: {kwargs['project_name']}
 Version: 0.0.1
+License-File: LICENSE.txt
 Requires-Python: >3
 """,
         ),
diff --git a/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_default_shared_scripts.py b/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_default_shared_scripts.py
index 7f1ed2853..b89c997bd 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_default_shared_scripts.py
+++ b/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_default_shared_scripts.py
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ def get_files(**kwargs):
 Metadata-Version: {DEFAULT_METADATA_VERSION}
 Name: {kwargs['project_name']}
 Version: 0.0.1
+License-File: LICENSE.txt
 Requires-Python: >3
 """,
         ),
diff --git a/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_default_single_module.py b/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_default_single_module.py
index 63a88494c..00da83449 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_default_single_module.py
+++ b/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_default_single_module.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ def get_files(**kwargs):
 Metadata-Version: {DEFAULT_METADATA_VERSION}
 Name: {kwargs['project_name']}
 Version: 0.0.1
+License-File: LICENSE.txt
 """,
         ),
     ))
diff --git a/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_default_symlink.py b/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_default_symlink.py
index 7998e06ec..c328eafe8 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_default_symlink.py
+++ b/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_default_symlink.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ def get_files(**kwargs):
 Metadata-Version: {DEFAULT_METADATA_VERSION}
 Name: {kwargs['project_name']}
 Version: 0.0.1
+License-File: LICENSE.txt
 Requires-Python: >3
 """,
         ),
diff --git a/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_editable_exact.py b/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_editable_exact.py
index c0414119f..25d574091 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_editable_exact.py
+++ b/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_editable_exact.py
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ def get_files(**kwargs):
 Metadata-Version: {DEFAULT_METADATA_VERSION}
 Name: {kwargs['project_name']}
 Version: 0.0.1
+License-File: LICENSE.txt
 Requires-Dist: editables~=0.3
 """,
         ),
diff --git a/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_editable_exact_extra_dependencies.py b/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_editable_exact_extra_dependencies.py
index 3d2ebc59c..5d25e809a 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_editable_exact_extra_dependencies.py
+++ b/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_editable_exact_extra_dependencies.py
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ def get_files(**kwargs):
 Metadata-Version: {DEFAULT_METADATA_VERSION}
 Name: {kwargs['project_name']}
 Version: 0.0.1
+License-File: LICENSE.txt
 Requires-Dist: binary
 Requires-Dist: editables~=0.3
 """,
diff --git a/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_editable_exact_force_include.py b/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_editable_exact_force_include.py
index 28851d512..50e9dc684 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_editable_exact_force_include.py
+++ b/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_editable_exact_force_include.py
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ def get_files(**kwargs):
 Metadata-Version: {DEFAULT_METADATA_VERSION}
 Name: {kwargs['project_name']}
 Version: 0.0.1
+License-File: LICENSE.txt
 Requires-Dist: editables~=0.3
 """,
         ),
diff --git a/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_editable_pth.py b/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_editable_pth.py
index c772a9f5d..bb6eb04ce 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_editable_pth.py
+++ b/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_editable_pth.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ def get_files(**kwargs):
 Metadata-Version: {DEFAULT_METADATA_VERSION}
 Name: {kwargs['project_name']}
 Version: 0.0.1
+License-File: LICENSE.txt
 """,
         ),
     ))
diff --git a/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_editable_pth_extra_dependencies.py b/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_editable_pth_extra_dependencies.py
index 889f3632e..8319e36a8 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_editable_pth_extra_dependencies.py
+++ b/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_editable_pth_extra_dependencies.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ def get_files(**kwargs):
 Metadata-Version: {DEFAULT_METADATA_VERSION}
 Name: {kwargs['project_name']}
 Version: 0.0.1
+License-File: LICENSE.txt
 Requires-Dist: binary
 """,
         ),
diff --git a/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_editable_pth_force_include.py b/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_editable_pth_force_include.py
index ca76d2618..9c46c46e1 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_editable_pth_force_include.py
+++ b/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_editable_pth_force_include.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ def get_files(**kwargs):
 Metadata-Version: {DEFAULT_METADATA_VERSION}
 Name: {kwargs['project_name']}
 Version: 0.0.1
+License-File: LICENSE.txt
 """,
         ),
     ))
diff --git a/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_entry_points.py b/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_entry_points.py
index 9c0ae6482..4c97d9e8d 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_entry_points.py
+++ b/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_entry_points.py
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ def get_files(**kwargs):
 Metadata-Version: {DEFAULT_METADATA_VERSION}
 Name: {kwargs['project_name']}
 Version: 0.0.1
+License-File: LICENSE.txt
 """,
         ),
     ))
diff --git a/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_no_strict_naming.py b/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_no_strict_naming.py
index 2fb936946..d02eefed8 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_no_strict_naming.py
+++ b/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_no_strict_naming.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ def get_files(**kwargs):
 Metadata-Version: {DEFAULT_METADATA_VERSION}
 Name: {kwargs['project_name']}
 Version: 0.0.1
+License-File: LICENSE.txt
 """,
         ),
     ))
diff --git a/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_only_packages_artifact_override.py b/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_only_packages_artifact_override.py
index d2bf6ca2a..25c1721c5 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_only_packages_artifact_override.py
+++ b/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_only_packages_artifact_override.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ def get_files(**kwargs):
 Metadata-Version: {DEFAULT_METADATA_VERSION}
 Name: {kwargs['project_name']}
 Version: 0.0.1
+License-File: LICENSE.txt
 """,
         ),
     ))
diff --git a/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_tests.py b/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_tests.py
index 9171811fd..7ff087fd9 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_tests.py
+++ b/tests/helpers/templates/wheel/standard_tests.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ def get_files(**kwargs):
 Metadata-Version: {DEFAULT_METADATA_VERSION}
 Name: {kwargs['project_name']}
 Version: 0.0.1
+License-File: LICENSE.txt
 """,
         ),
     ))