diff --git a/python-virtualenv.spec b/python-virtualenv.spec
index 4d9e0eb..6f622f4 100644
--- a/python-virtualenv.spec
+++ b/python-virtualenv.spec
@@ -88,17 +88,24 @@ test ! -f src/virtualenv/seed/embed/wheels/*.whl
 sed -i -e 's/distlib<1,>=0.3.6/distlib<1,>=0.3.2/' \
        -e 's/filelock<4,>=3.4.1/filelock<4,>=3.3.1/' \
        -e 's/platformdirs<4,>=2.4/platformdirs<4,>=2.3/' \
+       -e 's/hatchling>=1.12.2/hatchling>=0.25/' \
+       -e 's/hatch-vcs>=0.3/hatch-vcs>=0.2.1/' \
     pyproject.toml
 
 %generate_buildrequires
-%pyproject_buildrequires
+# EPEL 9: old hatchling needs the -w option
+%pyproject_buildrequires -w
 
 %build
-%pyproject_wheel
+# EPEL 9: %%pyproject_buildrequires -w makes this redundant
+# %%pyproject_wheel
 
 %install
 %pyproject_install
 %pyproject_save_files virtualenv
+# EPEL 9: old version of setuptools_scm produces files incompatible with
+# assumptions in virtualenv code, we append the expected attributes:
+echo '__version__, __version_tuple__ = version, version_tuple' >> %{buildroot}%{python3_sitelib}/virtualenv/version.py
 
 %if %{with tests}
 %check
@@ -106,7 +113,7 @@ sed -i -e 's/distlib<1,>=0.3.6/distlib<1,>=0.3.2/' \
 # importlib.metadata entry points and
 # that leads to failed tests where
 # virtualenv is run via subprocess.
-rm -rv *.dist-info
+# rm -rv *.dist-info -- EPEL 9: this file is not here with %%pyproject_buildrequires -w
 
 # Skip tests which requires internet or some extra dependencies
 # Requires internet:
@@ -135,6 +142,9 @@ PIP_CERT=/etc/pki/tls/certs/ca-bundle.crt \
 %files -n python3-virtualenv -f %{pyproject_files}
 %doc README.md
 %{_bindir}/virtualenv
+# EPEL 9: old hatchling does not mark this as License-File automatically
+# (this will produce a "File listed twice" warning, ignore it)
+%license %{python3_sitelib}/virtualenv-%{version}.dist-info/license_files/LICENSE
 
 %changelog
 * Thu Feb 09 2023 Lumír Balhar <lbalhar@redhat.com> - 20.19.0-1