diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 056a1e44..ca5f0447 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [build-system]
 requires = [
-    "setuptools>=39.2",
+    "setuptools>=39.2,<82",  # setuptools v82 does not have pkg_resources anymore https://github.com/pypa/setuptools/issues/5174
     "setuptools_scm",
     "wheel"
 ]