diff --git a/.github/workflows/pypi-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/pypi-publish.yml
index f8412e36..9bba89f1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pypi-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pypi-publish.yml
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/setup-python@a26af69be951a213d495a4c3e4e4022e16d87065  # v5.6.0
       with:
         python-version: "3.x"
-    - name: Update twine and pkginfo
-      run: python3 -m pip install --upgrade pkginfo twine
     - name: Install pypa/build
       run: >-
         python3 -m
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 8578b9d7..432001f5 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 requires = [
-  "setuptools",
+  "setuptools==76.1.0",
   "setuptools-scm",
 ]