diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index b704f98..9ecedbc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -138,11 +138,11 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install flit
       run: |
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-        python -m pip install flit~=3.9
+        python -m pip install "flit>=4,<5" "flit_core>=4,<5"
 
     - name: Build and publish
       run: |
-        flit publish
+        flit publish --use-vcs
       env:
         FLIT_USERNAME: __token__
         FLIT_PASSWORD:  ${{ secrets.PYPI_API_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 07ffbde..9163160 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [build-system]
 # Build the package with [flit](https://flit.readthedocs.io)
-requires = ["flit_core >=3.4,<4"]
+requires = ["flit_core >=4,<5"]
 build-backend = "flit_core.buildapi"
 
 [project]