diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 2b3fb863..79e3898c 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [build-system]
-build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 requires = [
-  "setuptools>=61.2",
+  "hatchling",
   "translate-toolkit"
 ]