diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 1bd33c0d..f04fcb76 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+[build-system]
+requires = ["hatchling", "hatch-vcs"]
+build-backend = "hatchling.build"
+
 [project]
 name = "earthaccess"
 version = "0.10.0"
@@ -108,10 +112,6 @@ docs = [
 ]
 
 
-[build-system]
-requires = ["hatchling", "hatch-vcs"]
-build-backend = "hatchling.build"
-
 [tool.pytest]
 filterwarnings = ["error::UserWarning"]