diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 765b2d36a4d..2cc3c305587 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         os: [ ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest ]
-        python-version: [ "3.8", "3.9", "3.10" ]
+        python-version: [ "3.8", "3.9" ]
     name: build - Python ${{ matrix.python-version }} (${{ matrix.os }})
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index baa5a1bacf9..7826216edd2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         os: [ ubuntu-latest, macos-latest ]
-        python-version: [ "3.8", "3.9", "3.10" ]
+        python-version: [ "3.8", "3.9" ]
     name: test-pip-install - Python ${{ matrix.python-version }} (${{ matrix.os }})
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         os: [ ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest ]
-        python-version: [ "3.8", "3.9", "3.10" ]
+        python-version: [ "3.8", "3.9" ]
     name: publish_wheels - Python ${{ matrix.python-version }} (${{ matrix.os }})
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index aa0cac0ba62..76acbb41a8f 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ include = [
 
 [build-system]
 requires = [
-    "setuptools==59.8.0",
+    "setuptools",
     "poetry-core>=1.0.7",
     "numpy>=1.21.5",
     "Cython>=3.0.0a9",