diff --git a/mesonpy/__init__.py b/mesonpy/__init__.py
index 17c3e1dea..40ea72da9 100644
--- a/mesonpy/__init__.py
+++ b/mesonpy/__init__.py
@@ -242,8 +242,8 @@ def __init__(self, name: str, *args: Any, **kwargs: Any):
         super().__init__(name, *args, **kwargs)
 
     @classmethod
-    def from_pyproject(cls, data: Mapping[str, Any], project_dir: Path) -> Self:
-        metadata = super().from_pyproject(data, project_dir)
+    def from_pyproject(cls, data: Mapping[str, Any], project_dir: Path, metadata_version: Optional[str] = None) -> Self:
+        metadata = super().from_pyproject(data, project_dir, metadata_version)
         # Check for unsupported dynamic fields.
         unsupported_dynamic = set(metadata.dynamic) - {'version', }
         if unsupported_dynamic: