diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 498d416..f950591 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,4 +1,50 @@
 [build-system]
-requires = ["setuptools>=42", "wheel", "setuptools_scm[toml]>=3.4"]
+requires = ["setuptools>=61.2", "setuptools_scm[toml]>=3.4"]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+
+[project]
+name = "dlx"
+authors = [{name = "Sebastian Raaphorst", email = "srcoding@gmail.com"}]
+license = {text = "Apache-2.0"}
+description = "Implementation of Donald Knuth's Dancing Links algorithm."
+keywords = [
+    "exact",
+    "cover",
+    "algorithm",
+    "dlx",
+    "dancing",
+    "links",
+]
+classifiers = [
+    "License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License",
+    "Programming Language :: Python",
+    "Development Status :: 4 - Beta",
+    "Intended Audience :: Developers",
+    "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Mathematics",
+]
+dynamic = ["version"]
+
+[project.urls]
+Homepage = "http://www.site.uottawa.ca/~mraap046"
+"Source Code" = "https://github.com/sraaphorst/dlx-python"
+"Bug Tracker" = "https://github.com/sraaphorst/dlx-python/issues"
+
+[project.readme]
+text = """
+This package provides an implementation of Donald Knuth's Dancing
+Links algorithm for solving exact set cover problems.
+1.0.4: Minor Python 3 bugfix.
+1.0.3: Attempt to make code compatible with Python 3.
+1.0.2: Removed extraneous code (had switched from callbacks for solutions to
+making solve a generator to yield, but had forgotten to remove the
+solution callback function parameter from the solve method).
+1.0.1: Critical bugfix (N array was one short: did not account for header).
+1.0.0: Initial release."""
+content-type = "text/plain"
+
+[tool.setuptools]
+packages = ["dlx"]
+license-files = ["LICENSE"]
+include-package-data = false
 
 [tool.setuptools_scm]
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
deleted file mode 100644
index 4ae836d..0000000
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-[metadata]
-name = dlx
-version = 1.0.4
-author = Sebastian Raaphorst
-author_email = srcoding@gmail.com
-license = Apache 2.0
-license_files = LICENSE
-description = Implementation of Donald Knuth's Dancing Links algorithm.
-keywords =
-    exact
-    cover
-    algorithm
-    dlx
-    dancing
-    links
-url = http://www.site.uottawa.ca/~mraap046
-long_description =
-             This package provides an implementation of Donald Knuth's Dancing
-             Links algorithm for solving exact set cover problems.
-
-             1.0.4: Minor Python 3 bugfix.
-             1.0.3: Attempt to make code compatible with Python 3.
-             1.0.2: Removed extraneous code (had switched from callbacks for solutions to
-                    making solve a generator to yield, but had forgotten to remove the
-                    solution callback function parameter from the solve method).
-             1.0.1: Critical bugfix (N array was one short: did not account for header).
-             1.0.0: Initial release.
-
-classifiers =
-    License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License
-    Programming Language :: Python
-    Development Status :: 4 - Beta
-    Intended Audience :: Developers
-    Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Mathematics
-
-[options]
-packages = dlx
-setup_requires = setuptools>=42;wheel;setuptools_scm[toml]>=3.4
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 5c7d318..0000000
--- a/setup.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-
-from setuptools import setup
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    setup()
-