--- pyproject.toml.orig	2026-08-07 12:59:05 UTC
+++ pyproject.toml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ keywords = ["avro", "serialization", "rpc"]
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
 authors = [{name = "Apache Avro", email = "dev@avro.apache.org"}]
 keywords = ["avro", "serialization", "rpc"]
-license-files = ["LICENSE.txt"]
+license = { file = "LICENSE.txt" }
 readme = "README.md"
 classifiers = [
     "License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License",
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ Issues = "https://github.com/apache/avro/issues"
 Issues = "https://github.com/apache/avro/issues"
 
 [build-system]
-requires = ["setuptools>=78.1.0", "wheel"]
+requires = ["setuptools>=61", "wheel"]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project.scripts]