diff --git a/src/scicookie/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/build-system/poetry/pyproject.toml b/src/scicookie/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/build-system/poetry/pyproject.toml
index 8df1cb7a..12c9b02a 100644
--- a/src/scicookie/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/build-system/poetry/pyproject.toml
+++ b/src/scicookie/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/build-system/poetry/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+[build-system]
+requires = ["poetry-core>=1.0.0"]
+build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"
+
 {% if cookiecutter.project_layout == "src" -%}
 {% set package_path = "src/" + cookiecutter.package_slug -%}
 {% else -%}