diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 8b33e256d1..7b4aa557f8 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ requires = ["setuptools >= 40.6.0", "wheel", "setuptools_scm>=6.2"]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [tool.setuptools_scm]
+version_scheme = "release-branch-semver"