diff --git a/docs/changelog/92.packaging.rst b/docs/changelog/92.packaging.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7decd64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/changelog/92.packaging.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Constrain the ``hatchling`` build requirement per Python version so sdist builds resolve a compatible backend on the
+declared ``>=3.8`` floor - ``hatchling>=1.28`` dropped Python 3.9, leaving 3.8/3.9 unbuildable from source - by
+:user:`gaborbernat`.
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 283b6ce..de2563e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 requires = [
   "hatch-vcs>=0.5",
-  "hatchling>=1.28",
+  "hatchling>=1.27; python_version<'3.10'",
+  "hatchling>=1.28; python_version>='3.10'",
 ]
 
 [project]