diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index a336cc52c..3b28322e9 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ test = [
 
 [build-system]
 requires = [
-    "setuptools>=65.*",
+    "setuptools>=65.0.0",
     "wheel"
 ]