diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-test-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/build-test-lint.yml
index 6b403c9d..b25b0ea6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-test-lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-test-lint.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ jobs:
 
             - name: Install dependencies
               run: |
+                python3 -m pip install build
                 python -m venv venv
                 source venv/bin/activate
                 pip install --upgrade pip
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
               working-directory: xero-python
 
             - name: Build package
-              run: python setup.py sdist
+              run: python3 -m build
               working-directory: xero-python
 
             - name: Set up Node environment
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 1b045ba2..eb6df8a4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ jobs:
 
             - name: Install dependencies
               run: |
+                python3 -m pip install build
                 python -m venv venv
                 source venv/bin/activate
                 pip install --upgrade pip
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
                GH_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
 
             - name: Build Package
-              run: python setup.py sdist
+              run: python3 -m build
               working-directory: xero-python
 
             - name: Publish to PyPi
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index f1163e77..11231fa7 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -2,4 +2,3 @@
 python-dateutil>=2.7
 urllib3
 certifi
-setuptools>=75.1.0