diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index da571fcfd..9c4687aaa 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 [build-system]
+requires = ["setuptools", "wheel"]
 # Use legacy backend to import local packages in setup.py
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta:__legacy__"