diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 2444d63..042221b 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [build-system]
 requires = [
-    "setuptools>=42",
+    "setuptools>=77",
     "wheel",
     "ninja",
     "cmake>=4.0",
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ authors = [
 ]
 readme = "README.md"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
-license-files = ["LICENSE"]
 requires-python = ">=3.8"
 classifiers = [
     "Development Status :: 3 - Alpha",