diff --git a/src/api/python/pyproject.toml b/src/api/python/pyproject.toml
index ead8162b7e8..a9f2676a7de 100644
--- a/src/api/python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/src/api/python/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 [build-system]
-requires = ["setuptools>=46.4.0", "wheel"]
+requires = ["setuptools>=46.4.0", "wheel", "cmake"]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"