diff --git a/macros.pyproject b/macros.pyproject
index 84c612e..402f730 100644
--- a/macros.pyproject
+++ b/macros.pyproject
@@ -159,9 +159,9 @@ echo 'python%{python3_pkgversion}dist(pip) >= 19'
 echo 'python%{python3_pkgversion}dist(packaging)'
 %{!-N:if [ -f pyproject.toml ]; then
   %["%{python3_pkgversion}" == "3"
-    ? "echo '(python%{python3_pkgversion}dist(toml) if python%{python3_pkgversion}-devel < 3.11)'"
+    ? "echo '(python%{python3_pkgversion}dist(tomli) if python%{python3_pkgversion}-devel < 3.11)'"
     : "%[v"%{python3_pkgversion}" < v"3.11"
-       ? "echo 'python%{python3_pkgversion}dist(toml)'"
+       ? "echo 'python%{python3_pkgversion}dist(tomli)'"
        : "true # will use tomllib, echo nothing"
     ]"
   ]
diff --git a/pyproject-rpm-macros.spec b/pyproject-rpm-macros.spec
index 5342b93..d52c37c 100644
--- a/pyproject-rpm-macros.spec
+++ b/pyproject-rpm-macros.spec
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ License:        MIT
 #   Increment Y and reset Z when new macros or features are added
 #   Increment Z when this is a bugfix or a cosmetic change
 # Dropping support for EOL Fedoras is *not* considered a breaking change
-Version:        1.8.0
-Release:        2%{?dist}
+Version:        1.8.1
+Release:        1%{?dist}
 
 # Macro files
 Source001:      macros.pyproject
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ BuildRequires:  python3dist(setuptools)
 BuildRequires:  python3dist(tox-current-env) >= 0.0.6
 %endif
 BuildRequires:  python3dist(wheel)
-BuildRequires:  (python3dist(toml) if python3-devel < 3.11)
+BuildRequires:  (python3dist(tomli) if python3-devel < 3.11)
 %endif
 
 # We build on top of those:
@@ -161,6 +161,9 @@ export HOSTNAME="rpmbuild"  # to speedup tox in network-less mock, see rhbz#1856
 
 
 %changelog
+* Wed May 31 2023 Miro Hrončok <mhroncok@redhat.com> - 1.8.1-1
+- On Python older than 3.11, use tomli instead of deprecated toml
+
 * Tue May 23 2023 Miro Hrončok <mhroncok@redhat.com> - 1.8.0-2
 - Rebuilt for ELN dependency changes
 
diff --git a/pyproject_buildrequires.py b/pyproject_buildrequires.py
index f23f8d5..e72874f 100644
--- a/pyproject_buildrequires.py
+++ b/pyproject_buildrequires.py
@@ -202,19 +202,15 @@ class Requirements:
 def toml_load(opened_binary_file):
     try:
         # tomllib is in the standard library since 3.11.0b1
-        import tomllib as toml_module
-        load_from = opened_binary_file
+        import tomllib
     except ImportError:
         try:
-            # note: we could use tomli here,
-            # but for backwards compatibility with RHEL 9, we use toml instead
-            import toml as toml_module
-            load_from = io.TextIOWrapper(opened_binary_file, encoding='utf-8')
+            import tomli as tomllib
         except ImportError as e:
             print_err('Import error:', e)
             # already echoed by the %pyproject_buildrequires macro
             sys.exit(0)
-    return toml_module.load(load_from)
+    return tomllib.load(opened_binary_file)
 
 
 def get_backend(requirements):
diff --git a/pyproject_buildrequires_testcases.yaml b/pyproject_buildrequires_testcases.yaml
index 4508ec4..7a86330 100644
--- a/pyproject_buildrequires_testcases.yaml
+++ b/pyproject_buildrequires_testcases.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Insufficient version of setuptools:
   installed:
     setuptools: 5
     wheel: 1
-    toml: 1
+    tomli: 1
   pyproject.toml: |
     # empty
   setup.py: |
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Default build system, empty setup.py:
   installed:
     setuptools: 50
     wheel: 1
-    toml: 1
+    tomli: 1
   include_runtime: false
   pyproject.toml: |
     # empty
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ pyproject.toml with build-backend and setup.py:
   installed:
     setuptools: 50
     wheel: 1
-    toml: 1
+    tomli: 1
   setup.py: |
     # empty
   pyproject.toml: |
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ Erroring setup.py:
 
 Bad character in version:
   installed:
-    toml: 1
+    tomli: 1
   pyproject.toml: |
     [build-system]
     requires = ["pkg == 0.$.^.*"]
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ Bad character in version:
 
 Single value version with unsupported compatible operator:
   installed:
-    toml: 1
+    tomli: 1
   pyproject.toml: |
     [build-system]
     requires = ["pkg ~= 42", "foo"]
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ Single value version with unsupported compatible operator:
 
 Asterisk in version with unsupported compatible operator:
   installed:
-    toml: 1
+    tomli: 1
   pyproject.toml: |
     [build-system]
     requires = ["pkg ~= 0.1.*", "foo"]
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ Asterisk in version with unsupported compatible operator:
 
 Local path as requirement:
   installed:
-    toml: 1
+    tomli: 1
   pyproject.toml: |
     [build-system]
     requires = ["./pkg-1.2.3.tar.gz", "foo"]
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ Local path as requirement:
 
 Pip's egg=pkgName requirement not in requirements file:
   installed:
-    toml: 1
+    tomli: 1
   pyproject.toml: |
     [build-system]
     requires = ["git+https://github.com/monty/spam.git@master#egg=spam", "foo"]
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ Pip's egg=pkgName requirement not in requirements file:
 
 URL without egg fragment as requirement:
   installed:
-    toml: 1
+    tomli: 1
   pyproject.toml: |
     [build-system]
     requires = ["git+https://github.com/pkg-dev/pkg.git@96dbe5e3", "foo"]
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ Build system dependencies in pyproject.toml with extras:
   installed:
     setuptools: 50
     wheel: 1
-    toml: 1
+    tomli: 1
   pyproject.toml: |
     [build-system]
     requires = [
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ Build system dependencies in pyproject.toml without extras:
   installed:
     setuptools: 50
     wheel: 1
-    toml: 1
+    tomli: 1
   pyproject.toml: |
     [build-system]
     requires = [
@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ With pyproject.toml, requirements file and with -N option:
   installed:
     setuptools: 50
     wheel: 1
-    toml: 1
+    tomli: 1
     lxml: 3.9
     ncclient: 1
     cryptography: 2
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@ With pyproject.toml, requirements file and without -N option:
   installed:
     setuptools: 50
     wheel: 1
-    toml: 1
+    tomli: 1
     lxml: 3.9
     ncclient: 1
     cryptography: 2
@@ -801,7 +801,7 @@ Pre-releases are accepted:
   installed:
     setuptools: 50
     wheel: 1
-    toml: 1
+    tomli: 1
     cffi: 1.15.0rc2
   pyproject.toml: |
     [build-system]
@@ -841,7 +841,7 @@ pyproject.toml with runtime dependencies:
   installed:
     setuptools: 50
     wheel: 1
-    toml: 1
+    tomli: 1
   pyproject.toml: |
     [build-system]
     requires = ["setuptools"]
@@ -864,7 +864,7 @@ pyproject.toml with runtime dependencies and partially selected extras:
   installed:
     setuptools: 50
     wheel: 1
-    toml: 1
+    tomli: 1
   extras:
     - tests
   pyproject.toml: |
@@ -893,7 +893,7 @@ Self-referencing extras (sooner):
   installed:
     setuptools: 50
     wheel: 1
-    toml: 1
+    tomli: 1
   extras:
     - dev  # this is deliberately sooner in the alphabet than the referenced ones
   pyproject.toml: |
@@ -926,7 +926,7 @@ Self-referencing extras (later):
   installed:
     setuptools: 50
     wheel: 1
-    toml: 1
+    tomli: 1
   extras:
     - xdev  # this is deliberately later in the alphabet than the referenced ones
   pyproject.toml: |
@@ -959,7 +959,7 @@ Self-referencing extras (maze):
   installed:
     setuptools: 50
     wheel: 1
-    toml: 1
+    tomli: 1
   extras:
     - start
   pyproject.toml: |