diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 886e160..2f34457 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ license = {file = "LICENSE"}
 dynamic = ["version"]
 
 dependencies = [
+    "setuptools>=64",
     "setuptools_scm>=8",
     "dulwich",
 ]