--- pyproject.toml.orig	2026-06-02 13:15:10 UTC
+++ pyproject.toml
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ readme = "README.rst"
 authors = [{name = "MagicStack Inc", email = "hello@magic.io"}]
 requires-python = '>=3.9.0'
 readme = "README.rst"
-license = "Apache-2.0"
-license-files = ["LICENSE"]
+license = { text = "Apache-2.0" }
 dynamic = ["version"]
 keywords = [
     "database",
@@ -61,7 +60,7 @@ requires = [
 
 [build-system]
 requires = [
-    "setuptools>=77.0.3",
+    "setuptools>=61",
     "Cython(>=3.2.1,<4.0.0)"
 ]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"