diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 7688e015c5..a1dce171b6 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ requires = ["setuptools >= 40.6.0", "wheel", "setuptools_scm>=6.2"]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [tool.setuptools_scm]
+version_scheme = "release-branch-semver"
 
 [tool.pylint.main]
 jobs = 0