diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 8c125efc1..6c8d048f4 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [build-system]
-requires = ["setuptools>=48", "wheel", "setuptools_scm[toml]>=6.3.1"]
+requires = ["setuptools>=48,<61", "wheel", "setuptools_scm[toml]>=6.3.1"]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [tool.setuptools_scm]
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 4762f4b85..1f23d855c 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ classifiers =
 
 [options]
 setup_requires =
-    setuptools>=48
+    setuptools>=48,<61
     setuptools_scm[toml]>=6.3.1
     setuptools_scm_git_archive==1.1