diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 50644fd..99cda0d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ slipcover = "slipcover.__main__:main"
 [build-system]
 # see https://peps.python.org/pep-0508/#environment-markers for conditional syntax
 requires = [
-    "setuptools>61",
+    "setuptools>72",
     "wheel",
     "tomli; python_version < '3.11'" # tomllib alternative
 ]