diff --git a/pypardiso/__init__.py b/pypardiso/__init__.py
index ee30dc1..dd9c464 100644
--- a/pypardiso/__init__.py
+++ b/pypardiso/__init__.py
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
 # coding: utf-8
+from importlib.metadata import version, PackageNotFoundError
 
 from .pardiso_wrapper import PyPardisoSolver
 from .scipy_aliases import spsolve, factorized
 from .scipy_aliases import pypardiso_solver as ps
 
-__version__ = '0.4.3'
+
+try:
+    __version__ = version(__package__)
+except PackageNotFoundError:
+    __version__ = "0.0.0"
+
 __all__ = ['PyPardisoSolver', 'spsolve', 'factorized', 'ps']
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..355f2e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+[build-system]
+requires = ["setuptools>=64", "setuptools_scm>=8"]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+
+[project]
+name = "pypardiso"
+authors = [
+    {name = "Adrian Haas"}
+]
+description = "Python interface to the Intel MKL Pardiso library to solve large sparse linear systems of equations"
+readme = "README.md"
+requires-python = ">=3.8"
+keywords = ["pardiso", "sparse solver"]
+license = {file = "LICENSE.txt"}
+classifiers = [
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
+    "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Mathematics"
+]
+dynamic = ["version"]
+dependencies = [
+  "mkl",
+  "numpy",
+  "scipy"
+]
+
+[project.urls]
+Homepage = "https://github.com/haasad/PyPardisoProject"
+Repository = "https://github.com/haasad/PyPardisoProject.git"
+Changelog = "https://github.com/haasad/PyPardisoProject/releases"
+
+[tool.setuptools_scm]
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e19c9a7..0000000
--- a/setup.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-from setuptools import setup
-
-setup(
-    name='pypardiso',
-    version="0.4.3",
-    packages=['pypardiso'],
-    install_requires=['mkl', 'numpy', 'scipy'],
-    author="Adrian Haas",
-    license=open('LICENSE.txt').read(),
-    url="https://github.com/haasad/PyPardisoProject",
-    long_description=open('README.md').read(),
-    long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
-    description='Python interface to the Intel MKL Pardiso library to solve large sparse linear systems of equations',
-    classifiers=[
-        'Intended Audience :: End Users/Desktop',
-        'Intended Audience :: Developers',
-        'Intended Audience :: Science/Research',
-        'License :: OSI Approved :: BSD License',
-        'Operating System :: MacOS :: MacOS X',
-        'Operating System :: Microsoft :: Windows',
-        'Operating System :: POSIX',
-        'Programming Language :: Python',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3',
-        'Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Information Analysis',
-        'Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Mathematics',
-    ],
-)