diff --git a/contrib/bindings/python/pyproject.toml b/contrib/bindings/python/pyproject.toml
index da7505e..896960a 100644
--- a/contrib/bindings/python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/contrib/bindings/python/pyproject.toml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 [build-system]
 requires = [
-	"setuptools>=68",
+	"setuptools>=61",
 	"wheel",
 	"cffi>=1.10.0"
 ]
diff --git a/contrib/bindings/python/setup.py b/contrib/bindings/python/setup.py
index 6dfa618..e77775b 100755
--- a/contrib/bindings/python/setup.py
+++ b/contrib/bindings/python/setup.py
@@ -17,7 +17,27 @@
 
 import setuptools
 
+# This is only needed for backwards compatibility with older versions.
+def parse_pyproject():
+	try:
+		import tomllib
+		openmode = "rb"
+	except ImportError:
+		# For pre-3.11 Python support.
+		import toml as tomllib
+		openmode = "r"
+
+	with open("pyproject.toml", openmode) as f:
+		return tomllib.load(f)
+
+pyproject = parse_pyproject()
+
 setuptools.setup(
+	# For backwards-compatibility with pre-pyproject setuptools.
+	name=pyproject["project"]["name"],
+	version=pyproject["project"]["version"],
+	install_requires=pyproject["project"]["dependencies"],
+	# Configure cffi building.
 	ext_package="pathrs",
 	platforms=["Linux"],
 	cffi_modules=["pathrs/pathrs_build.py:ffibuilder"],