diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 814716e..94cb6e7 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 requires = [
   "hatch-fancy-pypi-readme",
   "hatch-vcs",
-  "hatchling",
+  "hatchling<1.27",
 ]
 
 [project]