diff --git a/python/pyproject.toml b/python/pyproject.toml
index fac3b25c554..b7a2846687a 100644
--- a/python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/pyproject.toml
@@ -32,9 +32,8 @@ dynamic = ["version"]
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
 description = "Python library for Apache Arrow"
 readme = {file = "README.md", content-type = "text/markdown"}
-license = {text = "Apache Software License"}
+license = "Apache-2.0"
 classifiers  = [
-    'License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License',
     'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10',
     'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11',
     'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12',