diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 4329bbc..6b56ed3 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -22,9 +22,14 @@ dependencies = [
     "transformers>=4.48.3",
 ]
 
+# [build-system]
+# requires = ["hatchling"]
+# build-backend = "hatchling.build"
+
 [build-system]
-requires = ["hatchling"]
-build-backend = "hatchling.build"
+requires = ["setuptools>=61"]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+
 
 [tool.uv.sources]
 baukit = { git = "https://github.com/davidbau/baukit.git" }