diff --git a/blacs/__version__.py b/blacs/__version__.py
index a88075a..15d1c35 100644
--- a/blacs/__version__.py
+++ b/blacs/__version__.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     from setuptools_scm import get_version
     __version__ = get_version(
         root,
-        version_scheme="release-branch-semver",
+        version_scheme=os.getenv("SCM_VERSION_SCHEME", "release-branch-semver"),
         local_scheme=os.getenv("SCM_LOCAL_SCHEME", "node-and-date"),
     )
 else:
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 4cd0fd9..3a61336 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 [build-system]
-requires = ["setuptools", "wheel", "setuptools_scm>=4.1.0"]
+requires = ["setuptools>=64", "wheel", "setuptools_scm>=8"]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+
+[tool.setuptools_scm]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f11f990..8e0afd8 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 setup(
     use_scm_version={
-        "version_scheme": "release-branch-semver",
+        "version_scheme": os.getenv("SCM_VERSION_SCHEME", "release-branch-semver"),
         "local_scheme": os.getenv("SCM_LOCAL_SCHEME", "node-and-date"),
     }
 )