diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 0fb931e..211e856 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
+        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install package
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install "setuptools>=77.0.0" wheel
           pip install -e .
 
       - name: Run hello_world example
diff --git a/LICENSE.txt b/LICENSE.txt
index e69de29..d211d51 100644
--- a/LICENSE.txt
+++ b/LICENSE.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2025 Ranger Liu and other contributors
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index c371d58..d2c3253 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [build-system]
-requires = ["setuptools>=45", "wheel", "setuptools_scm[toml]>=6.2"]
+requires = ["setuptools>=77.0.0", "wheel"]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
@@ -7,8 +7,12 @@ name = "maxpylang"
 version = "0.1.0"
 description = "Python API for making MaxMSP patches."
 readme = "README.md"
-requires-python = ">=3.8"
-license = {text = "MIT"}
+requires-python = ">=3.9"
+classifiers = [
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
+    "Operating System :: OS Independent",
+]
+license = "MIT" 
 authors = [
     {name = "Ranger Liu", email = "ranger.liu@columbia.edu"}
 ]
@@ -26,3 +30,4 @@ packages = ["maxpylang"]
 
 [tool.setuptools.package-data]
 maxpylang = ["data/**/*"]
+