diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index c14009fb..31cc37b1 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ if.any.env.CONDA_BUILD = true
 if.any.env.PIWHEELS_BUILD = true
 if.any.env.RAPIDFUZZ_BUILD_EXTENSION = true
 wheel.cmake = true
-error-message = "failed to build C++ Extension in a packaged build"
+messages.after-failure = "failed to build C++ Extension in a packaged build"
 
 [tool.scikit-build.metadata.version]
 provider = "scikit_build_core.metadata.regex"