diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 4e7f921..cad1173 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ cmake.args = [
     "-DLINK_TO_PYTHON=ON",
     "-DDONT_COMPILE_TESTS=ON"
 ]
+metadata.version.provider = "setuptools_scm"
 
 [tool.setuptools_scm]
 # can be empty if no extra settings are needed, presence enables setuptools-scm