diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index f1307772..bcd2d41d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 [build-system]
-requires = ["setuptools", "wheel", "scikit-build"]
+requires = ["setuptools", "wheel", "scikit-build", "setuptools_scm[toml]"]
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 662ba6de..cc69ee40 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ def extra_cmake_args():
 setup(
     name='stempy',
     use_scm_version=True,
-    setup_requires=['setuptools_scm'],
     description='A package for the ingestion of 4D STEM data.',
     long_description='A package for the ingestion of 4D STEM data.',
     url='https://github.com/OpenChemistry/stempy',