diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 542abb0..aba8d22 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 [build-system]
-requires = ["setuptools"]
+requires = ["setuptools>=61.0.0", "setuptools-scm>=8.0"]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "nomad-parser-plugins-database"
-version = "1.0"
+dynamic = ["version"]
 description = "Collection of NOMAD parsers for databases."
 readme = "README.md"
 authors = [{ name = "The NOMAD Authors" }]
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ include = [
     "databaseparsers*",
 ]
 
+[tool.setuptools_scm]
+
 [project.entry-points.'nomad.plugin']
 openkimparser = "databaseparsers:openkim_parser_entry_point"