diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 6d7b031..2930c19 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+[build-system]
+requires = ["setuptools>=64", "setuptools_scm>=8"]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+
 [tool.ruff]
 select = [
     "E",
@@ -34,3 +38,7 @@ ignore_missing_imports = true
 exclude_lines = [
     "if TYPE_CHECKING:",
 ]
+
+[tool.setuptools_scm]
+write_to = "vdirsyncer/version.py"
+version_scheme = "no-guess-dev"
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index d9acadc..6056749 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -57,13 +57,10 @@ setup(
     extras_require={
         "google": ["aiohttp-oauthlib"],
     },
-    # Build dependencies
-    setup_requires=["setuptools_scm != 1.12.0"],
     # Other
     packages=find_packages(exclude=["tests.*", "tests"]),
     include_package_data=True,
     cmdclass={"minimal_requirements": PrintRequirements},
-    use_scm_version={"write_to": "vdirsyncer/version.py"},
     entry_points={"console_scripts": ["vdirsyncer = vdirsyncer.cli:app"]},
     classifiers=[
         "Development Status :: 4 - Beta",