diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index da992cc..cc85a7f 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+[build-system]
+requires = [
+    "setuptools",
+    "setuptools-scm"]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+
 [project]
 name = "create_lilypad_module"
 version = "0.1.31"