diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index fb04666..d68dfe0 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ ignore_missing_imports = true
 # Build System (for packaging, optional)
 # ============================================================================
 [build-system]
-requires = ["setuptools>=65.0", "wheel"]
+requires = ["setuptools>=82.0.1", "wheel"]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [tool.setuptools]