diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/s/scArches/scArches-0.6.1-foss-2023a-CUDA-12.1.1.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/s/scArches/scArches-0.6.1-foss-2023a-CUDA-12.1.1.eb
index cb33b614f6f..bcabab4cc73 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/s/scArches/scArches-0.6.1-foss-2023a-CUDA-12.1.1.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/s/scArches/scArches-0.6.1-foss-2023a-CUDA-12.1.1.eb
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ description = """Single-cell architecture surgery (scArches) is a package for re
 
 toolchain = {'name': 'foss', 'version': '2023a'}
 
+builddependencies = [
+    ('hatchling', '1.18.0'),
+]
+
 dependencies = [
     ('Python', '3.11.3'),
     ('SciPy-bundle', '2023.07'),
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/s/scArches/scArches-0.6.1-foss-2023a.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/s/scArches/scArches-0.6.1-foss-2023a.eb
index bdcb1ab880c..e6b6f8d4e59 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/s/scArches/scArches-0.6.1-foss-2023a.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/s/scArches/scArches-0.6.1-foss-2023a.eb
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ description = """Single-cell architecture surgery (scArches) is a package for re
 
 toolchain = {'name': 'foss', 'version': '2023a'}
 
+builddependencies = [
+    ('hatchling', '1.18.0'),
+]
+
 dependencies = [
     ('Python', '3.11.3'),
     ('SciPy-bundle', '2023.07'),