diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 7a24b2e..40ddd5d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 [build-system]
-requires = ["setuptools", "setuptools-scm"]
-build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+requires = ["hatchling", "hatch-vcs"]
+build-backend = "hatchling.build"
+
+[tool.hatch.version]
+source = "vcs"
 
 [project]
 name = "mudder"