diff --git a/bindings/python/pyproject.toml b/bindings/python/pyproject.toml
index 293d2a88c..970f5a92f 100644
--- a/bindings/python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/bindings/python/pyproject.toml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ build-backend = "maturin"
 [project]
 name = "pyiceberg_core"
 version = "0.4.0"
-readme = "project-description.md"\
+readme = "project-description.md"
 requires-python = "~=3.9"
 classifiers = [
   "Development Status :: 4 - Beta",