diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index b8d0116b54..6016a5e875 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -39,8 +39,7 @@ test = [
 	"pytest-cov",
 	"pytest-mypy",
 	"pytest-enabler >= 2.2",
-	# workaround for pypa/setuptools#3921
-	'pytest-ruff >= 0.3.2; sys_platform != "cygwin"',
+	"pytest-ruff >= 0.2.1; sys_platform != 'cygwin'",
 
 	# local
 	"virtualenv>=13.0.0",
@@ -66,6 +65,10 @@ test = [
 	"importlib_metadata",
 	"pytest-subprocess",
 
+	# require newer pytest-ruff than upstream for pypa/setuptools#4368
+	# also exclude cygwin for pypa/setuptools#3921
+	'pytest-ruff >= 0.3.2; sys_platform != "cygwin"',
+
 	# workaround for pypa/setuptools#4333
 	"pyproject-hooks!=1.1",