diff --git a/tools/manifestfile.py b/tools/manifestfile.py
index f9b8a70357..3b613d9e1d 100644
--- a/tools/manifestfile.py
+++ b/tools/manifestfile.py
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ class ManifestPackageMetadata:
 
         self.description = description
         self.version = version
-        self.license = version
+        self.license = license
         self.author = author
         self.pypi = pypi
         self.pypi_publish = pypi_publish