diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 85f5ee106..bae645641 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Confluent's Python client for Apache Kafka
 
+## v2.3.1 (can change before next release)
+
+ - Remove LICENCE.txt that was incorrectly installed as a data file (@dirkmueller, @asottile-sentry, #1672)
+
+confluent-kafka-python is based on librdkafka v2.3.1, see the
+[librdkafka release notes](https://github.com/confluentinc/librdkafka/releases/tag/v2.3.1)
+for a complete list of changes, enhancements, fixes and upgrade considerations.
+
 ## v2.3.0
 
 v2.3.0 is a feature release with the following features, fixes and enhancements:
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 819324850..c54a99c32 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ def get_install_requirements(path):
       ext_modules=[module],
       packages=find_packages('src'),
       package_dir={'': 'src'},
-      data_files=[('', [os.path.join(work_dir, 'LICENSE.txt')])],
+      license_files=('LICENSE.txt', ),
       install_requires=INSTALL_REQUIRES,
       classifiers=trove_classifiers,
       extras_require={