diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index f91d6e3f..d169eb49 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -34,3 +34,7 @@ license-files = ["LICENSE"]
 [project.urls]
 Homepage = "https://github.com/brendan-w/python-OBD"
 Issues = "https://github.com/brendan-w/python-OBD/issues"
+
+[build-system]
+requires = ["setuptools"]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"