diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index ebffe0005..bee6dcc08 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ typing = [
 ]
 
 [build-system]
-requires = ["flit_core<4"]
+requires = ["flit_core>=3.11,<4"]
 build-backend = "flit_core.buildapi"
 
 [tool.flit.module]