diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 22f114f2..ba0feb2f 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-[build-system]
-requires = ["setuptools>=61", "setuptools-scm"]
-build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
-
 [project]
 name = "geoip2"
 version = "5.0.1"
@@ -16,13 +12,12 @@ dependencies = [
 ]
 requires-python = ">=3.9"
 readme = "README.rst"
-license = {text = "Apache License, Version 2.0"}
+license = "Apache-2.0"
 classifiers = [
     "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",
     "Environment :: Web Environment",
     "Intended Audience :: Developers",
     "Intended Audience :: System Administrators",
-    "License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License",
     "Programming Language :: Python",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
@@ -47,6 +42,13 @@ lint = [
     "ruff>=0.11.6",
 ]
 
+[build-system]
+requires = [
+    "setuptools>=77.0.3",
+    "setuptools-scm",
+]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+
 [tool.ruff.lint]
 select = ["ALL"]
 ignore = [