diff --git a/python-importlib-metadata.spec b/python-importlib-metadata.spec
index a5a9578..ceb66fb 100644
--- a/python-importlib-metadata.spec
+++ b/python-importlib-metadata.spec
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Summary:        Library to access the metadata for a Python package
 License:        ASL 2.0
 URL:            https://importlib-metadata.readthedocs.io/
 Source0:        %{pypi_source importlib_metadata}
+Patch0:         setuptools_req.patch
 BuildArch:      noarch
 
 BuildRequires:  python3-devel
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ Python versions.
 
 
 %prep
-%autosetup -n importlib_metadata-%{version}
+%autosetup -n importlib_metadata-%{version} -p1
 
 %generate_buildrequires
 %pyproject_buildrequires -r
diff --git a/setuptools_req.patch b/setuptools_req.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ffa4ee5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setuptools_req.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+--- importlib_metadata-4.12.0.orig/pyproject.toml	2023-01-05 14:01:36.040040028 +1100
++++ importlib_metadata-4.12.0/pyproject.toml	2023-01-05 14:01:49.294559435 +1100
+@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
+ [build-system]
+-requires = ["setuptools>=56", "setuptools_scm[toml]>=3.4.1"]
++requires = ["setuptools>=53", "setuptools_scm[toml]>=3.4.1"]
+ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+ 
+ [tool.black]