diff --git a/src/develop.rs b/src/develop.rs
index dcecf9a24..f1cec46e5 100644
--- a/src/develop.rs
+++ b/src/develop.rs
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ impl InstallBackend {
         };
         if let Some(captures) = re.expect("regex should be valid").captures(stdout) {
             Ok(semver::Version::parse(&captures[1])
-                .with_context(|| format!("failed to parse semver from {:?}", stdout))?)
+                .with_context(|| format!("failed to parse semver from {stdout:?}"))?)
         } else {
             bail!("failed to parse version from {:?}", stdout);
         }
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ fn install_wheel(
         );
     }
     if let Err(err) = configure_as_editable(build_context, python, install_backend) {
-        eprintln!("⚠️ Warning: failed to set package as editable: {}", err);
+        eprintln!("⚠️ Warning: failed to set package as editable: {err}");
     }
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/src/metadata.rs b/src/metadata.rs
index 473b8521f..ecadf0f52 100644
--- a/src/metadata.rs
+++ b/src/metadata.rs
@@ -147,6 +147,41 @@ impl Metadata24 {
                 bail!("`project.dynamic` must not specify `name` in pyproject.toml");
             }
 
+            // According to PEP 621, build backends must not add metadata fields
+            // that are not declared in the dynamic list. Clear fields from Cargo.toml
+            // that are not in the dynamic list.
+            if !dynamic.contains("description") {
+                self.summary = None;
+            }
+            if !dynamic.contains("authors") {
+                self.author = None;
+                self.author_email = None;
+            }
+            if !dynamic.contains("maintainers") {
+                self.maintainer = None;
+                self.maintainer_email = None;
+            }
+            if !dynamic.contains("keywords") {
+                self.keywords = None;
+            }
+            if !dynamic.contains("urls") {
+                self.project_url.clear();
+            }
+            if !dynamic.contains("license") {
+                self.license = None;
+                // Don't clear license_files as they may come from auto-discovery
+            }
+            if !dynamic.contains("classifiers") {
+                self.classifiers.clear();
+            }
+            if !dynamic.contains("readme") {
+                self.description = None;
+                self.description_content_type = None;
+            }
+            if !dynamic.contains("requires-python") {
+                self.requires_python = None;
+            }
+
             self.name.clone_from(&project.name);
 
             let version_ok = pyproject_toml.warn_invalid_version_info();
@@ -681,6 +716,7 @@ mod test {
     use expect_test::{expect, Expect};
     use indoc::indoc;
     use pretty_assertions::assert_eq;
+    use tempfile::TempDir;
 
     fn assert_metadata_from_cargo_toml(
         readme: &str,
@@ -948,4 +984,149 @@ A test project
             assert_eq!(result, expected);
         }
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_issue_2544_respect_pyproject_dynamic_without_dynamic_fields() {
+        let temp_dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+        let crate_path = temp_dir.path();
+        let manifest_path = crate_path.join("Cargo.toml");
+        let pyproject_path = crate_path.join("pyproject.toml");
+
+        // Create basic src structure
+        fs::create_dir(crate_path.join("src")).unwrap();
+        fs::write(crate_path.join("src/lib.rs"), "").unwrap();
+
+        // Write Cargo.toml with metadata that should NOT be included
+        // because pyproject.toml doesn't declare them as dynamic
+        let cargo_toml = indoc!(
+            r#"
+            [package]
+            name = "test-package"
+            version = "0.1.0"
+            description = "Description from Cargo.toml - should not appear"
+            authors = ["author from cargo.toml <author@example.com>"]
+            keywords = ["cargo", "toml", "keyword"]
+            repository = "https://github.com/example/repo"
+
+            [lib]
+            crate-type = ["cdylib"]
+            "#
+        );
+        fs::write(&manifest_path, cargo_toml).unwrap();
+
+        // Write pyproject.toml WITHOUT declaring the fields as dynamic
+        let pyproject_toml_content = indoc!(
+            r#"
+            [build-system]
+            requires = ["maturin>=1.0,<2.0"]
+            build-backend = "maturin"
+
+            [project]
+            name = "test-package"
+            version = "0.1.0"
+            # Note: no description, authors, keywords, urls in dynamic list
+            # dynamic = []  # Not specified, so defaults to empty
+            "#
+        );
+        fs::write(&pyproject_path, pyproject_toml_content).unwrap();
+
+        // Load metadata as maturin does
+        let cargo_metadata = MetadataCommand::new()
+            .manifest_path(&manifest_path)
+            .exec()
+            .unwrap();
+        let mut metadata = Metadata24::from_cargo_toml(crate_path, &cargo_metadata).unwrap();
+        let pyproject_toml = PyProjectToml::new(&pyproject_path).unwrap();
+        metadata
+            .merge_pyproject_toml(crate_path, &pyproject_toml)
+            .unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            metadata.summary, None,
+            "summary should be None when not in dynamic list"
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            metadata.author, None,
+            "author should be None when not in dynamic list"
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            metadata.keywords, None,
+            "keywords should be None when not in dynamic list"
+        );
+        assert!(
+            metadata.project_url.is_empty(),
+            "project_url should be empty when not in dynamic list"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_issue_2544_respect_pyproject_dynamic_with_dynamic_fields() {
+        let temp_dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+        let crate_path = temp_dir.path();
+        let manifest_path = crate_path.join("Cargo.toml");
+        let pyproject_path = crate_path.join("pyproject.toml");
+
+        // Create basic src structure
+        fs::create_dir(crate_path.join("src")).unwrap();
+        fs::write(crate_path.join("src/lib.rs"), "").unwrap();
+
+        // Write Cargo.toml with metadata
+        let cargo_toml = indoc!(
+            r#"
+            [package]
+            name = "test-package"
+            version = "0.1.0"
+            description = "Description from Cargo.toml - should appear"
+            authors = ["author from cargo.toml <author@example.com>"]
+            keywords = ["cargo", "toml", "keyword"]
+            repository = "https://github.com/example/repo"
+
+            [lib]
+            crate-type = ["cdylib"]
+            "#
+        );
+        fs::write(&manifest_path, cargo_toml).unwrap();
+
+        // Write pyproject.toml WITH fields declared as dynamic
+        let pyproject_toml_content = indoc!(
+            r#"
+            [build-system]
+            requires = ["maturin>=1.0,<2.0"]
+            build-backend = "maturin"
+
+            [project]
+            name = "test-package"
+            version = "0.1.0"
+            # Fields declared as dynamic - should come from Cargo.toml
+            dynamic = ["description", "authors", "keywords", "urls"]
+            "#
+        );
+        fs::write(&pyproject_path, pyproject_toml_content).unwrap();
+
+        // Load metadata as maturin does
+        let cargo_metadata = MetadataCommand::new()
+            .manifest_path(&manifest_path)
+            .exec()
+            .unwrap();
+        let mut metadata = Metadata24::from_cargo_toml(crate_path, &cargo_metadata).unwrap();
+        let pyproject_toml = PyProjectToml::new(&pyproject_path).unwrap();
+        metadata
+            .merge_pyproject_toml(crate_path, &pyproject_toml)
+            .unwrap();
+
+        // These fields SHOULD be set because they are in dynamic list
+        assert_eq!(
+            metadata.summary,
+            Some("Description from Cargo.toml - should appear".to_string())
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            metadata.author,
+            Some("author from cargo.toml <author@example.com>".to_string())
+        );
+        assert_eq!(metadata.keywords, Some("cargo,toml,keyword".to_string()));
+        assert_eq!(
+            metadata.project_url.get("Source Code"),
+            Some(&"https://github.com/example/repo".to_string())
+        );
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/new_project.rs b/src/new_project.rs
index 75870adfb..d6bc4f0fb 100644
--- a/src/new_project.rs
+++ b/src/new_project.rs
@@ -301,23 +301,20 @@ mod package_name_validations {
         }
         if ["core", "std", "alloc", "proc_macro", "proc-macro"].contains(&name) {
             eprintln!(
-                "⚠️  Warning: the name `{}` is part of Rust's standard library\n\
+                "⚠️  Warning: the name `{name}` is part of Rust's standard library\n\
                 It is recommended to use a different name to avoid problems.",
-                name,
             );
         }
         if is_windows_reserved(name) {
             eprintln!(
-                "⚠️  Warning: the name `{}` is a reserved Windows filename\n\
+                "⚠️  Warning: the name `{name}` is a reserved Windows filename\n\
                 This package will not work on Windows platforms.",
-                name
             );
         }
         if is_non_ascii_name(name) {
             eprintln!(
-                "⚠️  Warning: the name `{}` contains non-ASCII characters\n\
+                "⚠️  Warning: the name `{name}` contains non-ASCII characters\n\
                 Non-ASCII crate names are not supported by Rust.",
-                name
             );
         }
         let name_in_lowercase = name.to_lowercase();
diff --git a/src/pyproject_toml.rs b/src/pyproject_toml.rs
index 5a772fe6f..965bf0729 100644
--- a/src/pyproject_toml.rs
+++ b/src/pyproject_toml.rs
@@ -379,10 +379,7 @@ impl PyProjectToml {
                     if !version_specifier.contains(&self_version) {
                         eprintln!(
                             "⚠️  Warning: You specified {requires_maturin} in pyproject.toml under \
-                            `build-system.requires`, but the current {maturin} version is {version}",
-                            requires_maturin = requires_maturin,
-                            maturin = maturin,
-                            version = self_version,
+                            `build-system.requires`, but the current {maturin} version is {self_version}",
                         );
                         return false;
                     }
diff --git a/src/source_distribution.rs b/src/source_distribution.rs
index 38ac2e7f6..efe4fc414 100644
--- a/src/source_distribution.rs
+++ b/src/source_distribution.rs
@@ -370,8 +370,7 @@ fn find_path_deps(cargo_metadata: &Metadata) -> Result<HashMap<String, PathDepen
                     .exec()
                     .with_context(|| {
                         format!(
-                            "Failed to resolve workspace root for {} at '{}'",
-                            dep_id, dep_manifest_path
+                            "Failed to resolve workspace root for {dep_id} at '{dep_manifest_path}'"
                         )
                     })?;
 
@@ -481,7 +480,7 @@ fn add_cargo_package_files_to_sdist(
             name,
             path_dep,
         )
-        .with_context(|| format!("Failed to add path dependency {}", name))?;
+        .with_context(|| format!("Failed to add path dependency {name}"))?;
     }
 
     debug!("Adding the main crate {}", manifest_path.display());
diff --git a/src/upload.rs b/src/upload.rs
index 43a1aa591..f57eb465b 100644
--- a/src/upload.rs
+++ b/src/upload.rs
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ fn resolve_pypi_cred(
             return Ok(("__token__".to_string(), token));
         }
         Ok(None) => {}
-        Err(e) => eprintln!("⚠️ Warning: Failed to resolve PyPI token via OIDC: {}", e),
+        Err(e) => eprintln!("⚠️ Warning: Failed to resolve PyPI token via OIDC: {e}"),
     }
 
     if let Some((username, password)) =
diff --git a/test-crates/hello-world/pyproject.toml b/test-crates/hello-world/pyproject.toml
index 89947b83f..205603c2e 100644
--- a/test-crates/hello-world/pyproject.toml
+++ b/test-crates/hello-world/pyproject.toml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 name = "hello-world"
 version = "0.1.0"
 license-files = ["LICENSE", "licenses/*"]
+dynamic = ["authors", "readme"]  # Allow authors and readme from Cargo.toml to be used
 
 [build-system]
 requires = ["maturin>=1.0,<2.0"]
diff --git a/test-crates/license-test/pyproject.toml b/test-crates/license-test/pyproject.toml
index d22505500..82b823146 100644
--- a/test-crates/license-test/pyproject.toml
+++ b/test-crates/license-test/pyproject.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ build-backend = "maturin"
 [project]
 name = "license-test"
 license = { file = "LICENCE.txt" }
-dynamic = ["version"]
+dynamic = ["version", "license"]  # Allow license from Cargo.toml to be used
 
 [tool.maturin]
 bindings = "bin"
diff --git a/test-crates/pyo3-mixed-py-subdir/pyproject.toml b/test-crates/pyo3-mixed-py-subdir/pyproject.toml
index a62f3fb17..27ee21971 100644
--- a/test-crates/pyo3-mixed-py-subdir/pyproject.toml
+++ b/test-crates/pyo3-mixed-py-subdir/pyproject.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ classifiers = [
     "Programming Language :: Rust"
 ]
 requires-python = ">=3.6"
-dynamic = ["version"]
+dynamic = ["version", "description"]  # Allow description from Cargo.toml to be used
 
 [project.scripts]
 get_42 = "pyo3_mixed_py_subdir:get_42"
diff --git a/test-crates/pyo3-pure/pyproject.toml b/test-crates/pyo3-pure/pyproject.toml
index 532a0e695..1d2ae3f26 100644
--- a/test-crates/pyo3-pure/pyproject.toml
+++ b/test-crates/pyo3-pure/pyproject.toml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ maintainers = [
     {name = "messense", email = "messense@icloud.com"}
 ]
 license = { file = "LICENSE" }
+dynamic = ["license"]  # Allow license from Cargo.toml to be used
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 test = [
diff --git a/tests/run.rs b/tests/run.rs
index 09ed055c3..d9ee9e2bc 100644
--- a/tests/run.rs
+++ b/tests/run.rs
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ fn develop_hello_world(#[case] backend: TestInstallBackend, #[case] name: &str)
     handle_result(develop::test_develop(
         "test-crates/hello-world",
         None,
-        format!("develop-hello-world-{}", name).as_str(),
+        format!("develop-hello-world-{name}").as_str(),
         false,
         backend,
     ));
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ fn develop_pyo3_ffi_pure(#[case] backend: TestInstallBackend, #[case] name: &str
     handle_result(develop::test_develop(
         "test-crates/pyo3-ffi-pure",
         None,
-        format!("develop-pyo3-ffi-pure-{}", name).as_str(),
+        format!("develop-pyo3-ffi-pure-{name}").as_str(),
         false,
         backend,
     ));