--- pyproject.toml.orig	2025-06-30 00:00:00 UTC
+++ pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 description = "Molecule aids in the development and testing of Ansible roles"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
-license = "MIT"
+license = {text = "MIT"}
 authors = [{ "name" = "Ansible by Red Hat", "email" = "info@ansible.com" }]
 maintainers = [{ "name" = "Ansible by Red Hat", "email" = "info@ansible.com" }]
 keywords = ["ansible", "molecule", "roles", "testing"]
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 [build-system]
 requires = [
   "setuptools_scm[toml] >= 7.0.5",  # required for "no-local-version" scheme
-  "setuptools >= 65.3.0",  # required by pyproject+setuptools_scm integration and editable installs
+  "setuptools >= 63.0.0",  # relaxed for FreeBSD ports (PEP 639 license patched above)
 ]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"