diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 1c669271..c15b98dc 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+
+[build-system]
+requires = ["setuptools"]
+
 # We ignore the following PEP8 warnings
 # * E123: closing bracket does not match indentation of opening bracket's line
 #   - Broken if multiple indentation levels start on a single line