diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 1ccc77c..1578d61 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [build-system]
-requires = ["setuptools>=42", "wheel", "setuptools_scm[toml]>=3.4"]
+requires = ["setuptools>=42", "wheel", "setuptools_scm[toml]>=3.4,<8"]
 
 [tool.setuptools_scm]
 write_to = "alsdkdefs/version.py"
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