diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml
index 9e3a349..ebe5035 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-        pip install setuptools wheel twine
+        pip install --upgrade setuptools wheel build twine
     - name: Build and publish
       env:
         TWINE_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.PYPI_USERNAME }}
         TWINE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.PYPI_PASSWORD }}
       run: |
-        python setup.py sdist bdist_wheel
+        python -m build -nwsx .
         twine upload dist/*
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..db27d56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[build-system]
+requires = ["setuptools>=42.2.0"]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..02d89b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+[metadata]
+name = markdownify
+version = 0.11.6
+author = Matthew Tretter
+author_email = m@tthewwithanm.com
+description = Convert HTML to markdown.
+url = http://github.com/matthewwithanm/python-markdownify
+download_url = http://github.com/matthewwithanm/python-markdownify/tarball/master
+long_description = file: README.rst
+classifiers =
+    Environment :: Web Environment
+    Framework :: Django
+    Intended Audience :: Developers
+    License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License
+    Operating System :: OS Independent
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 2.5
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 2.6
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8
+    Topic :: Utilities
+
+[options]
+packages = find:
+zip_safe = False
+install_requires = beautifulsoup4>=4.9,<5; six>=1.15,<2
+include_package_data = True
+
+[options.packages.find]
+include = markdownify, markdownify.*
+
+[options.entry_points]
+console_scripts = markdownify = markdownify.main:main
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 807ff23..0000000
--- a/setup.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-#/usr/bin/env python
-import codecs
-import os
-from setuptools import setup, find_packages
-
-
-read = lambda filepath: codecs.open(filepath, 'r', 'utf-8').read()
-
-pkgmeta = {
-    '__title__': 'markdownify',
-    '__author__': 'Matthew Tretter',
-    '__version__': '0.11.6',
-}
-
-read = lambda filepath: codecs.open(filepath, 'r', 'utf-8').read()
-
-setup(
-    name='markdownify',
-    description='Convert HTML to markdown.',
-    long_description=read(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'README.rst')),
-    version=pkgmeta['__version__'],
-    author=pkgmeta['__author__'],
-    author_email='m@tthewwithanm.com',
-    url='http://github.com/matthewwithanm/python-markdownify',
-    download_url='http://github.com/matthewwithanm/python-markdownify/tarball/master',
-    packages=find_packages(),
-    zip_safe=False,
-    include_package_data=True,
-    install_requires=[
-        'beautifulsoup4>=4.9,<5',
-        'six>=1.15,<2',
-    ],
-    classifiers=[
-        'Environment :: Web Environment',
-        'Framework :: Django',
-        'Intended Audience :: Developers',
-        'License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License',
-        'Operating System :: OS Independent',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 2.5',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 2.6',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8',
-        'Topic :: Utilities'
-    ],
-    entry_points={
-        'console_scripts': [
-            'markdownify = markdownify.main:main'
-        ]
-    }
-)