diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index def7ca6..e7f9b56 100644
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+++ b/TODO
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ Description: use dot namespaces to make the package a little more elegant
 ID: 9
 Type: bugfix
 Title: fix LICENSE reference
-Status: open
+Status: in-progress
 Priority: high
 Created: 2025-06-20
 Description: license specification is no longer a trove classifier in