diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 3181938b6..80fc69370 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ def _find_package_data(base: str, globs: list[str], root: str = "cwltool") -> li
     },
     python_requires=">=3.9, <3.15",
     use_scm_version=True,
-    setup_requires=PYTEST_RUNNER + ["setuptools_scm>=8.0.4,<9"],
+    setup_requires=PYTEST_RUNNER + ["setuptools_scm>=8.0.4,<10"],
     test_suite="tests",
     tests_require=[
         "bagit >= 1.6.4, < 1.10",