diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 648d15357..8d94f6bea 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+[build-system]
+requires = ["setuptools", "wheel"]
+
 [tool.towncrier]
 package = "pip"
 filename = "NEWS.rst"