diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 8b04a23..d69fc06 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ Issues = "https://github.com/EPFL-ECEO/deepreefmap/issues"
 deepreefmap = "deepreefmap.cli.main:app"
 
 [build-system]
-requires = ["setuptools>=77", "wheel"]
+requires = ["setuptools>=82.0.1", "wheel"]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [tool.setuptools.packages.find]