diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index bf8394976..62b63efd3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@ jobs:
           - os: ubuntu-latest
             python: '3.12'
             pyproject_metadata: '==0.7.1'
+          # Tets with pyproject-metadata release candidate
+          - os: ubuntu-latest
+            python: '3.12'
+            pyproject_metadata: '==0.9.0rc1'
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 661ac17e2..eaa4380e4 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ dynamic = [
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 test = [
   'build',
+  'packaging >= 23.1',
   'pytest >= 6.0',
   'pytest-cov[toml]',
   'pytest-mock',
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 48ae12c3d..54964be9d 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 from venv import EnvBuilder
 
+import packaging.metadata
 import packaging.version
 import pytest
 
@@ -24,6 +25,12 @@
 from mesonpy._util import chdir
 
 
+def metadata(data):
+    meta, other = packaging.metadata.parse_email(data)
+    assert not other
+    return meta
+
+
 def adjust_packaging_platform_tag(platform: str) -> str:
     if platform.startswith(('manylinux', 'musllinux')):
         # The packaging module generates overly specific platforms tags on
diff --git a/tests/test_metadata.py b/tests/test_metadata.py
index 6906a3972..d219b90ce 100644
--- a/tests/test_metadata.py
+++ b/tests/test_metadata.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 
 import pathlib
+import re
 
 import packaging.version
 import pyproject_metadata
@@ -48,5 +49,11 @@ def test_missing_version(package_missing_version):
     pyproject = {'project': {
         'name': 'missing-version',
     }}
-    with pytest.raises(pyproject_metadata.ConfigurationError, match='Field "project.version" missing'):
+    match = '|'.join((
+        # pyproject-metatadata 0.8.0 and later
+        re.escape('Field "project.version" missing and "version" not specified in "project.dynamic"'),
+        # pyproject-metatadata 0.9.0 and later
+        re.escape('Field "project.version" missing and \'version\' not specified in "project.dynamic"'),
+    ))
+    with pytest.raises(pyproject_metadata.ConfigurationError, match=match):
         Metadata.from_pyproject(pyproject, pathlib.Path())
diff --git a/tests/test_sdist.py b/tests/test_sdist.py
index bb9643628..83739d4d0 100644
--- a/tests/test_sdist.py
+++ b/tests/test_sdist.py
@@ -14,41 +14,50 @@
 
 import mesonpy
 
-from .conftest import in_git_repo_context
+from .conftest import in_git_repo_context, metadata
 
 
 def test_no_pep621(sdist_library):
     with tarfile.open(sdist_library, 'r:gz') as sdist:
-        sdist_pkg_info = sdist.extractfile('library-1.0.0/PKG-INFO').read().decode()
+        sdist_pkg_info = sdist.extractfile('library-1.0.0/PKG-INFO').read()
 
-    assert sdist_pkg_info == textwrap.dedent('''\
+    assert metadata(sdist_pkg_info) == metadata(textwrap.dedent('''\
         Metadata-Version: 2.1
         Name: library
         Version: 1.0.0
-    ''')
+    '''))
 
 
 def test_pep621(sdist_full_metadata):
     with tarfile.open(sdist_full_metadata, 'r:gz') as sdist:
-        sdist_pkg_info = sdist.extractfile('full_metadata-1.2.3/PKG-INFO').read().decode()
+        sdist_pkg_info = sdist.extractfile('full_metadata-1.2.3/PKG-INFO').read()
 
-    metadata = textwrap.dedent('''\
+    meta = metadata(sdist_pkg_info)
+
+    # pyproject-metadata prior to 0.9.0 strips trailing newlines
+    meta['license'] = meta['license'].rstrip()
+
+    # pyproject-metadata 0.9.0 and later does not emit Home-Page
+    meta.pop('home_page', None)
+    # nor normalizes Project-URL keys
+    meta['project_urls'] = {k.lower(): v for k, v in meta['project_urls'].items()}
+
+    assert meta == metadata(textwrap.dedent('''\
         Metadata-Version: 2.1
         Name: full-metadata
         Version: 1.2.3
         Summary: Some package with all of the PEP 621 metadata
         Keywords: full,metadata,keyword with spaces
-        Home-page: https://example.com
         Author: Jane Doe
         Author-Email: Unknown <jhon.doe@example.com>
         Maintainer-Email: Jane Doe <jane.doe@example.com>
         License: some license
         Classifier: Development Status :: 4 - Beta
         Classifier: Programming Language :: Python
-        Project-URL: Homepage, https://example.com
-        Project-URL: Documentation, https://readthedocs.org
-        Project-URL: Repository, https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson-python
-        Project-URL: Changelog, https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson-python/blob/master/CHANGELOG.rst
+        Project-URL: homepage, https://example.com
+        Project-URL: documentation, https://readthedocs.org
+        Project-URL: repository, https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson-python
+        Project-URL: changelog, https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson-python/blob/master/CHANGELOG.rst
         Requires-Python: >=3.7
         Requires-Dist: a
         Requires-Dist: b>1
@@ -67,20 +76,18 @@ def test_pep621(sdist_full_metadata):
         # full-metadata
 
         An example package with all of the PEP 621 metadata!
-    ''')
-
-    assert sdist_pkg_info == metadata
+    '''))
 
 
 def test_dynamic_version(sdist_dynamic_version):
     with tarfile.open(sdist_dynamic_version, 'r:gz') as sdist:
-        sdist_pkg_info = sdist.extractfile('dynamic_version-1.0.0/PKG-INFO').read().decode()
+        sdist_pkg_info = sdist.extractfile('dynamic_version-1.0.0/PKG-INFO').read()
 
-    assert sdist_pkg_info == textwrap.dedent('''\
+    assert metadata(sdist_pkg_info) == metadata(textwrap.dedent('''\
         Metadata-Version: 2.1
         Name: dynamic-version
         Version: 1.0.0
-    ''')
+    '''))
 
 
 def test_contents(sdist_library):