diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 2582631..2b715c5 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,20 +4,18 @@ version = "0.0.0"
 description = "A brief description of what your project does."
 authors = [{ name = "Your Name", email = "youremail@example.com" }]
 license = "MIT"
-requires-python = ">=3.8"
-dependencies = [
-    "flask ^1.1.2",
-    "requests ^2.25.1",
-    # Add other runtime dependencies here
-]
+requires-python = ">=3.8"  # Specify the Python version requirement here
+
+[project.dependencies]
+flask = "^1.1.2"
+requests = "^2.25.1"
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 dev = [
     "pytest>=6.0,<7",
     "black==20.8b1",
-    "flake8>=3.8,<4",
+    "flake8>=3.8,<4"
 ]
 
 [tool.pdm]
-# PDM specific configuration if needed
-python_requires = ">=3.8"
+python_requires = ">=3.8"  # Ensure PDM is aware of the Python version requirement