--- pyproject.toml.orig	2026-07-04 14:22:18 UTC
+++ pyproject.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ requires = [
 # This is duplicated as `dependency-groups.build` for convenience.
 requires = [
     # Minimum is for PEP 639 / SPDX licence metadata.
-    "setuptools>=77.0",
+    "setuptools>=63.0",
     # Minimum is for `Extension(generated_files=...)`.
     "setuptools-rust>=1.13.0",
 ]
@@ -12,10 +12,7 @@ requires-python = ">=3.10"
 name = "qiskit"
 description = "An open-source SDK for working with quantum computers at the level of extended quantum circuits, operators, and primitives."
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
-license = "Apache-2.0"
-license-files = [
-    "LICENSE.txt",
-]
+license = { text = "Apache-2.0" }
 authors = [
     { name = "Qiskit Development Team", email = "qiskit@us.ibm.com" },
 ]