diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 907482d..1822873 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Compile
         run: |
           python -V
-          python setup.py bdist_wheel
+          python -m build -w --no-isolation
 
       - name: Test install
         shell: bash
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 492cc19..7b87412 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # Contact: qubitium@modelcloud.ai, x.com/qubitium
 
 [build-system]
-requires = ["setuptools>=80"]
+requires = ["setuptools>=77.0.1,<83"]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]