diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index e5ea6dd..b48152e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [build-system]
-requires = ["hatchling"]
+requires = ["hatchling<=1.18.0"]  
 build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]