diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 07c23bb5f5c..164d946171b 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 [build-system]
-requires = ["wheel"]
+requires = ["setuptools", "wheel"]
+build-backend="setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [tool.towncrier]
     package = "setuptools"