diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 12fc469..e8eaf38 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ changelog = "https://github.com/senzing/mapper-icij/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md"
 source = "https://github.com/senzing/mapper-icij"
 
 [build-system]
-requires = ["setuptools>=80", "wheel"]
+requires = ["setuptools>=82.0.1", "wheel"]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [dependency-groups]