diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 7ee9c85..cff385b 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ claw-mcp = "superpowers.mcp_server:main"
 include = ["superpowers*"]
 
 [build-system]
-requires = ["setuptools>=69.0"]
+requires = ["setuptools>=82.0.1"]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [tool.pytest.ini_options]