diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index cd23647..1bb1a71 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ venv/
 # Python packaging
 build/
 dist/
-src/diepvries.egg-info/
+*.egg-info/
 
 # Python tools
 .tox/
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index fa3bd00..e2d4510 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -60,14 +60,14 @@ source ../diepvries-venv/bin/activate
 Once your virtual environment is active, run:
 
 ```shell
-python3 setup.py develop
+python3 -m pip install -e .
 ```
 
 to install this library as a development package.
 
 In this environment, you can now run any script using this framework.
 
- The easiest way to run the test suite and the linters is to install **tox**:
+The easiest way to run the test suite and the linters is to install **tox**:
 
 ```shell
 pip install -U tox
diff --git a/doc/installation.rst b/doc/installation.rst
index a574bdd..0d3f3b9 100644
--- a/doc/installation.rst
+++ b/doc/installation.rst
@@ -47,4 +47,4 @@ not for regular use.
     cd diepvries
     python3 -m venv venv
     source ./venv/bin/activate
-    python3 setup.py develop
+    python3 -m pip install -e .
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index d95da04..d149a19 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,33 @@
 [build-system]
-requires = ["setuptools>=42", "wheel", "setuptools_scm[toml]~=6.0"]
+requires = ["setuptools>=64", "wheel", "setuptools_scm[toml]>=8"]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
+[project]
+name = "diepvries"
+dynamic = ["version"]
+description = "diepvries - Picnic Data Vault framework"
+readme = {file = "README.md", content-type = "text/markdown"}
+keywords = ["data vault"]
+license = {file = "LICENSE"}
+authors = [{name = "Picnic Technologies"}]
+classifiers = [
+    "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
+    "Intended Audience :: Developers",
+    "Operating System :: OS Independent",
+]
+dependencies = ["snowflake-connector-python[secure-local-storage]~=3.0"]
+requires-python = ">= 3.8"
+
+[project.optional-dependencies]
+test = ["pytest~=6.2"]
+dev = ["pytest~=6.2", "tox", "pre-commit"]
+
+[project.urls]
+Documentation = "https://diepvries.picnic.tech/"
+"Source Code" = "https://github.com/PicnicSupermarket/diepvries"
+"Issue Tracker" = "https://github.com/PicnicSupermarket/diepvries/issues"
+
 [tool.setuptools_scm]
 tag_regex = "^diepvries/(?P<version>[0-9\\.]+)$"  # backslash needs to be escaped in TOML
 local_scheme = "no-local-version"
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
deleted file mode 100644
index 58d4058..0000000
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-[metadata]
-name = diepvries
-url = https://github.com/PicnicSupermarket/diepvries
-project_urls =
-    Documentation = https://diepvries.picnic.tech/
-    Source Code = https://github.com/PicnicSupermarket/diepvries
-    Issue Tracker = https://github.com/PicnicSupermarket/diepvries/issues
-description = diepvries - Picnic Data Vault framework
-long_description = file: README.md
-long_description_content_type = text/markdown
-keywords = data vault
-license = MIT
-author = Picnic Technologies
-classifiers =
-    License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License
-    Programming Language :: Python :: 3
-    Intended Audience :: Developers
-    Operating System :: OS Independent
-
-[options]
-packages = find:
-include_package_data = true
-package_dir = = src
-install_requires =
-    snowflake-connector-python[secure-local-storage]~=3.0
-test_requires =
-    pytest~=6.2
-
-[options.packages.find]
-where = src
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
deleted file mode 100644
index c769cb1..0000000
--- a/setup.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-"""This is provided here for the sole purpose of editable installations.
-
-See https://twitter.com/pganssle/status/1241161328137515008
-"""
-
-import setuptools
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    setuptools.setup()