1 files changed, 5 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/cli/tools/registry/diagnostics.rs b/cli/tools/registry/diagnostics.rs
index e1c6e4e65..69434f1ea 100644
--- a/cli/tools/registry/diagnostics.rs
+++ b/cli/tools/registry/diagnostics.rs
@@ -120,8 +120,7 @@ pub enum PublishDiagnostic {
   },
   SyntaxError(ParseDiagnostic),
   MissingLicense {
-    /// This only exists because diagnostics require a location.
-    expected_path: PathBuf,
+    config_specifier: Url,
   },
 }
 
@@ -214,7 +213,7 @@ impl Diagnostic for PublishDiagnostic {
       MissingConstraint { specifier, .. } => Cow::Owned(format!("specifier '{}' is missing a version constraint", specifier)),
       BannedTripleSlashDirectives { .. } => Cow::Borrowed("triple slash directives that modify globals are not allowed"),
       SyntaxError(diagnostic) => diagnostic.message(),
-      MissingLicense { .. } => Cow::Borrowed("missing license file"),
+      MissingLicense { .. } => Cow::Borrowed("missing license field or file"),
     }
   }
 
@@ -282,8 +281,8 @@ impl Diagnostic for PublishDiagnostic {
         text_info: Cow::Borrowed(text_info),
       },
       SyntaxError(diagnostic) => diagnostic.location(),
-      MissingLicense { expected_path } => DiagnosticLocation::Path {
-        path: expected_path.clone(),
+      MissingLicense { config_specifier } => DiagnosticLocation::Module {
+        specifier: Cow::Borrowed(config_specifier),
       },
     }
   }
@@ -400,7 +399,7 @@ impl Diagnostic for PublishDiagnostic {
       ),
       SyntaxError(diagnostic) => diagnostic.hint(),
       MissingLicense { .. } => Some(
-        Cow::Borrowed("add a LICENSE file to the package and ensure it is not ignored from being published"),
+        Cow::Borrowed("add a \"license\" field. Alternatively, add a LICENSE file to the package and ensure it is not ignored from being published"),
       ),
     }
   }