diff --git a/_setup.py b/_setup.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c3d9a7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_setup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# setup.py
+from setuptools import setup
+setup(
+    name="pelican-obsidian",
+    use_scm_version=True,
+    setup_requires=['setuptools_scm'],
+)
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 288db33..3ecefff 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -27,8 +27,9 @@ black = { version = "^18.3-alpha.0", python = "^3.6" }
 
 [build-system]
 requires = [
-    "setuptools >= 35.0.2",
-    "setuptools_scm >= 2.0.0, <3"
+    "setuptools>=45",
+    "wheel",
+    "setuptools_scm[toml]>=6.0",
 ]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
deleted file mode 100644
index c255e01..0000000
--- a/setup.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-# setup.py
-from setuptools import setup
-setup(name="pelican-obsidian", use_scm_version=True)