diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1fc8f77..7e4c977 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ mypy src/
 # manual
 pip install -r requirements/dev.txt
 version=0.0.2
-sed "s/^version =.*/version = $version/" setup.cfg
+sed -i "s/^version =.*/version = \"$version\"/" pyproject.toml
 python -m build
 git tag -a "v$version" -m "# version $version"
 python -m twine upload dist/*
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index f1bfca4..ac8bece 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,24 @@
 [build-system]
 requires = ['setuptools>=42']
 build-backend = 'setuptools.build_meta'
+
+[tool.setuptools]
+packages = ["twnet_parser"]
+
+[project]
+name = "twnet_parser"
+version = "0.3.0"
+authors = [
+    {name = "ChillerDragon", email = "chillerdragon@gmail.com"},
+]
+description = "A teeworlds network protocol library, designed according to sans I/O (http://sans-io.readthedocs.io/) principles"
+readme = "README.md"
+requires-python = ">=3.8"
+classifiers = [
+    "Development Status :: 3 - Alpha",
+    "License :: OSI Approved :: BSD License",
+    "Natural Language :: English",
+    "Operating System :: OS Independent",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3"
+]
+dependencies = []
diff --git a/scripts/release.sh b/scripts/release.sh
index b338c40..693e441 100755
--- a/scripts/release.sh
+++ b/scripts/release.sh
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ then
 	echo "Error: ./scripts/run_tests.sh not found"
 	exit 1
 fi
-if [ ! -f setup.cfg ]
+if [ ! -f pyproject.toml ]
 then
-	echo "Error: setup.cfg not found"
+	echo "Error: pyproject.toml not found"
 	exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ then
 	exit 1
 fi
 
-# Do not update setup.cfg
+# Do not update pyproject.toml
 # if the build fails anyways
 if ! python -m build
 then
@@ -194,14 +194,14 @@ then
 	exit 1
 fi
 
-echo "[*] updating version in setup.cfg ..."
+echo "[*] updating version in pyproject.toml ..."
 # can safely be ran multiple times
-sed -i "s/^version =.*/version = ${tag_name:1}/" setup.cfg
+sed -i "s/^version =.*/version = \"${tag_name:1}\"/" pyproject.toml
 
 echo "[*] wiping old dist ..."
 [[ -d dist ]] && rm -rf dist
 
-# Try build again after setup.cfg update
+# Try build again after pyproject.toml update
 if ! python -m build
 then
 	echo "Error: build failed"
@@ -226,16 +226,16 @@ then
 	exit 1
 fi
 
-if ! git add setup.cfg
+if ! git add pyproject.toml
 then
 	echo "Error: git add failed"
 	exit 1
 fi
 
-if [ "$(git diff HEAD --name-only)" != "setup.cfg" ]
+if [ "$(git diff HEAD --name-only)" != "pyproject.toml" ]
 then
 	echo "Error: unexpected files would be included in the commit"
-	git diff HEAD  --name-only | grep -v '^setup.cfg$' | awk '{ print "  " $0 }'
+	git diff HEAD  --name-only | grep -v '^pyproject.toml$' | awk '{ print "  " $0 }'
 	exit 1
 fi
 
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
deleted file mode 100644
index 9af0b12..0000000
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-[metadata]
-name = twnet_parser
-version = 0.3.0
-author = ChillerDragon
-author_email = chillerdragon@gmail.com
-description = A teeworlds network protocol library, designed according to sans I/O (http://sans-io.readthedocs.io/) principles 
-long_description = file: README.md, LICENSE.txt
-long_description_content_type = text/markdown
-url = https://gitlab.com/teeworlds-network/twnet_parser
-license = BSD-2.0
-project_urls =
-    Bug Tracker = https://gitlab.com/teeworlds-network/twnet_parser/-/issues
-    repository = https://gitlab.com/teeworlds-network/twnet_parser
-classifiers =
-    Programming Language :: Python :: 3
-    License :: OSI Approved :: BSD License
-    Operating System :: OS Independent
-
-[files]
-packages = twnet_parser
-