diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 4b12f46..85c52cd 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [build-system]
 # Specify the required build system.
-requires = ["setuptools", "wheel"]
+requires = ["setuptools > 42", "wheel"]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [tool.bork]