diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fed528d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[build-system]
+requires = ["setuptools"]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index e69de29..0a7034a 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+[metadata]
+name = dbus-python-client-gen
+author = Anne Mulhern
+author_email = amulhern@redhat.com
+url = https://github.com/stratis-storage/dbus-python-client-gen
+description = transforms values into properly wrapped dbus-python objects
+license = MPL-2.0
+long_description = file: README.rst
+long_description_content_type = text/rst
+version = attr: dbus_python_client_gen._version.__version__
+platforms =
+    Linux
+classifiers=
+    Development Status :: 4 - Beta
+    Intended Audience :: Developers
+    License :: OSI Approved :: Mozilla Public License 2.0 (MPL 2.0)
+    Operating System :: POSIX :: Linux
+    Programming Language :: Python
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3
+    Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPython
+    Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: PyPy
+    Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries
+    Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules
+
+[options]
+install_requires =
+    dbus-python
+    into-dbus-python>=0.8
+
+package_dir =
+    =src
+
+[options.packages.find]
+where=src
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index b446b7c..8183dfe 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -2,50 +2,7 @@
 Python packaging file for setup tools.
 """
 
-# isort: STDLIB
-import os
-
 # isort: THIRDPARTY
 import setuptools
 
-
-def local_file(name):
-    """
-    Function to obtain the relative path of a filename.
-    """
-    return os.path.relpath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), name))
-
-
-with open(local_file("src/dbus_python_client_gen/_version.py"), encoding="utf-8") as o:
-    exec(o.read())  # pylint: disable=exec-used
-
-with open(local_file("README.rst"), encoding="utf-8") as o:
-    long_description = o.read()
-
-setuptools.setup(
-    name="dbus-python-client-gen",
-    version=__version__,  # pylint: disable=undefined-variable
-    author="Anne Mulhern",
-    author_email="amulhern@redhat.com",
-    description="transforms values into properly wrapped dbus-python objects",
-    long_description=long_description,
-    long_description_content_type="text/x-rst",
-    platforms=["Linux"],
-    license="MPL-2.0",
-    classifiers=[
-        "Development Status :: 4 - Beta",
-        "Intended Audience :: Developers",
-        "License :: OSI Approved :: Mozilla Public License 2.0 (MPL 2.0)"
-        "Operating System :: POSIX :: Linux",
-        "Programming Language :: Python",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPython",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: PyPy",
-        "Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries",
-        "Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules",
-    ],
-    install_requires=["dbus-python", "into-dbus-python>=0.08"],
-    package_dir={"": "src"},
-    packages=setuptools.find_packages("src"),
-    url="https://github.com/mulkieran/dbus-python-client-gen",
-)
+setuptools.setup()