diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 86423994..3a5b2414 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ dev = [
     'rdt[test]',
 
     # general
+    'build>=1.0.0,<2',
     'bump-my-version>=0.18.3,<1',
     'pip>=9.0.1',
     'watchdog>=0.8.3,<0.11',