diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index f39785c7..a1c05985 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [build-system]
-requires = ['setuptools>=73.0.0']
-build-backend = 'setuptools.build_meta'
+requires = ["hatchling"]
+build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "femwell"