diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bee8e6915..19b8038d1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
 swiftest_driver.sh
 !CMakeLists.txt
 !*.cmake
-!COPYING.txt
+!COPYING
+!LICENSE
 !CHANGELOG 
 !README.md
 !README_figs/**
@@ -26,7 +27,6 @@ dump*
 *ipynb_checkpoints
 **/.DS_Store
 !version.txt
-!LICENSE
 !requirements.txt
 !pyproject.toml
 **/_skbuild
diff --git a/COPYING.txt b/COPYING
similarity index 100%
rename from COPYING.txt
rename to COPYING
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 99f59a292..7ef3358cb 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ maintainers = [
 ]
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python=">=3.8"
-license={file = "LICENSE.txt"}
+license={file = "LICENSE"}
 classifiers=[
 'Development Status :: 3 - Alpha',
 'Intended Audience :: Science/Research',