diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index b5a3c46..fc2dcb4 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,38 @@
-[build-system]
-requires = [
-    "setuptools>=42",
-    "wheel"
+[project]
+name = "visualCaseGen"
+version = "0.1.1"
+authors = [
+  { name = "Alper Altuntas, NCAR", email = "altuntas@ucar.edu" }
+]
+description = "A GUI to guide CESM users when creating a new case."
+readme = "README.md"
+license = { file = "LICENSE.md" }
+classifiers = [
+  "Intended Audience :: Science/Research",
+  "License :: OSI Approved :: LGPL",
+  "Programming Language :: Python",
+  "Framework :: Jupyter"
 ]
-build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
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+requires-python = ">=3.10"
+dependencies = [
+  "ipykernel>=6.29,<6.30",
+  "ipython>=8.2,<8.3",
+  "jupyterlab>=4.0,<4.1",
+  "jupyterlab_server>=2.25,<2.26",
+  "ipywidgets>=8.1.1,<8.2",
+  "PyYAML>=6.0,<6.1",
+  "z3-solver>=4.12.3,<4.13",
+  "networkx>=3.3,<3.4",
+  "matplotlib>3.6,<3.7",
+  "netcdf4>=1.6,<1.7",
+  "xarray>=2023.12,<2024",
+  "black>=24.1,<24.2",
+  "pytest>=8.0,<8.1"
+]
+
+[build-system]
+requires = ["setuptools>=42", "wheel"]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+
+[tool.setuptools]
+packages = ["ProConPy", "visualCaseGen"]
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diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
deleted file mode 100644
index 8b441ac..0000000
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-[metadata]
-name = visualCaseGen
-version = 0.0.1
-author = Alper Altuntas, NCAR
-author_email = altuntas@ucar.edu
-license_file = LICENSE.md
-description = A GUI to guide CESM users when creating a new case.
-long_description = file: README.md
-long_description_content_type = text/markdown
-url = https://github.com/ESMCI/visualCaseGen
-keywords = CESM, simple, models, ipython, widgets
-platforms = Linux, Mac OS X
-license = LGPL
-classifiers =
-  Intended Audience :: Science/Research
-  License :: OSI Approved :: LGPL
-  Programming Language :: Python
-  Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9
-  Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10
-  Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only
-  Framework :: Jupyter
-
-[options]
-python_requires = >=3.10
-
-zip_safe = False
-packages = find:
-
-install_requires =
-  ipykernel>=6.29,<6.30
-  ipython>=8.2,<8.3
-  jupyterlab>=4.0,<4.1
-  jupyterlab_server>=2.25,<2.26
-  ipywidgets>=8.1.1,<8.2
-  PyYAML>=6.0,<6.1
-  z3-solver>=4.12.3,<4.13
-  networkx>=3.3,<3.4
-  matplotlib>3.6,<3.7,
-  netcdf4>=1.6,<1.7
-  xarray>=2023.12,<2024
-  black>=24.1,<24.2
-  pytest>=8.0,<8.1
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 0f05f82..0000000
--- a/setup.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-from setuptools import setup
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    setup()
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