diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index db640197..848c931f 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+[build-system]
+requires = ["setuptools>=45", "setuptools_scm[toml]>=6.2,<8"]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+
 [project]
 name = "crystal_toolkit"
 dynamic = ["version"]
@@ -69,10 +73,6 @@ write_to = "crystal_toolkit/_version.py"
 write_to_template = '__version__ = "{version}"'
 local_scheme = "no-local-version"
 
-[build-system]
-requires = ["setuptools>=45", "setuptools_scm[toml]>=6.2,<8"]
-build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
-
 [tool.ruff]
 target-version = "py38"