diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index da756d1d7b..8f98414e11 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-include README.md
-include LICENSE
 include disnake/bin/*
 include disnake/py.typed
 include disnake/ext/commands/py.typed
diff --git a/changelog/1366.misc.rst b/changelog/1366.misc.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..45e6354d4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/1366.misc.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Update minimum required setuptools version to ``>=77.0.3``.
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 28e6b509e0..c2ec7fe6e5 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 
 [build-system]
-requires = ["setuptools>=61"]
+requires = ["setuptools>=77.0.3"]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
@@ -13,14 +13,14 @@ authors = [
 ]
 requires-python = ">=3.9"
 keywords = ["disnake", "discord", "discord api"]
-license = { text = "MIT" }
+license = "MIT"
+license-files = ["LICENSE"]
 dependencies = [
     "aiohttp>=3.7.0,<4.0",
     "typing-extensions>=4.1",
 ]
 classifiers = [
     "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",
-    "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
     "Intended Audience :: Developers",
     "Natural Language :: English",
     "Operating System :: OS Independent",