diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 6c197b3d83..e6afd39107 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -203,5 +203,8 @@ dependencies = ["hatch-jupyter-builder>=0.5.0"]
 npm = "npm"
 build_cmd = "build"
 
+[tool.uv.extra-build-dependencies]
+backends = ["setuptools"]
+
 [project.urls]
 Homepage = "https://github.com/gee-community/geemap"