diff --git a/examples/test_backend.py b/examples/test_backend.py
index cda9b60..e872c03 100644
--- a/examples/test_backend.py
+++ b/examples/test_backend.py
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import matplotlib
-matplotlib.use('module://kivy.garden.matplotlib.backend_kivy')
+matplotlib.use('module://kivy_garden.matplotlib.backend_kivy')
 from matplotlib.figure import Figure
 from numpy import arange, sin, pi
 from kivy.app import App
 
 import numpy as np
-from kivy.garden.matplotlib.backend_kivyagg import FigureCanvas,\
+from kivy_garden.matplotlib.backend_kivyagg import FigureCanvas,\
                                                 NavigationToolbar2Kivy
 from kivy.uix.floatlayout import FloatLayout
 from kivy.uix.boxlayout import BoxLayout
diff --git a/examples/test_events.py b/examples/test_events.py
index 3a3c84d..42aadd5 100644
--- a/examples/test_events.py
+++ b/examples/test_events.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 import numpy as np
 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
-from kivy.garden.matplotlib.backend_kivyagg import FigureCanvas
+from kivy_garden.matplotlib.backend_kivyagg import FigureCanvas
 
 
 def enter_axes(event):
diff --git a/examples/test_plt.py b/examples/test_plt.py
index 0d2a68c..eb31cf7 100644
--- a/examples/test_plt.py
+++ b/examples/test_plt.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 # a bar plot with errorbars
 import matplotlib
-matplotlib.use('module://kivy.garden.matplotlib.backend_kivy')
+matplotlib.use('module://kivy_garden.matplotlib.backend_kivy')
 #matplotlib.use('Gtk')
 
 import numpy as np
diff --git a/__init__.py b/kivy_garden/matplotlib/__init__.py
similarity index 75%
rename from __init__.py
rename to kivy_garden/matplotlib/__init__.py
index 481154e..0f73702 100644
--- a/__init__.py
+++ b/kivy_garden/matplotlib/__init__.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-from kivy.garden.matplotlib.backend_kivy import FigureCanvasKivy,\
+from .backend_kivy import FigureCanvasKivy,\
                                 FigureManagerKivy, RendererKivy,\
                                 GraphicsContextKivy, NavigationToolbar2Kivy,\
                                 MPLKivyApp
-from kivy.garden.matplotlib.backend_kivyagg import FigureCanvasKivyAgg
+from .backend_kivyagg import FigureCanvasKivyAgg
 
 __all__ = (FigureCanvasKivy.__name__, FigureManagerKivy.__name__,
            RendererKivy.__name__, GraphicsContextKivy.__name__,
diff --git a/backend_kivy.py b/kivy_garden/matplotlib/backend_kivy.py
similarity index 99%
rename from backend_kivy.py
rename to kivy_garden/matplotlib/backend_kivy.py
index 66352f5..52d4c32 100644
--- a/backend_kivy.py
+++ b/kivy_garden/matplotlib/backend_kivy.py
@@ -352,7 +352,8 @@ class Show(ShowBase):
     '''mainloop needs to be overwritten to define the show() behavior for kivy
        framework.
     '''
-    def mainloop(self):
+    @classmethod
+    def mainloop(cls):
         app = App.get_running_app()
         if app is None:
             app = MPLKivyApp(figure=my_canvas, toolbar=toolbar)
@@ -401,7 +402,7 @@ def __init__(self, widget):
         self.dpi = widget.figure.dpi
         self._markers = {}
         #  Can be enhanced by using TextToPath matplotlib, textpath.py
-        self.mathtext_parser = MathTextParser("Bitmap")
+        self.mathtext_parser = MathTextParser("path")
         self.list_goraud_triangles = []
         self.clip_rectangles = []
         self.labels_inside_plot = []
diff --git a/backend_kivyagg.py b/kivy_garden/matplotlib/backend_kivyagg.py
similarity index 98%
rename from backend_kivyagg.py
rename to kivy_garden/matplotlib/backend_kivyagg.py
index 742b566..1048b7e 100644
--- a/backend_kivyagg.py
+++ b/kivy_garden/matplotlib/backend_kivyagg.py
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ def my_callback(event):
 from kivy.base import EventLoop
 from kivy.uix.floatlayout import FloatLayout
 from kivy.core.image import Image
-from kivy.garden.matplotlib.backend_kivy import FigureCanvasKivy,\
+from .backend_kivy import FigureCanvasKivy,\
                             FigureManagerKivy, show, new_figure_manager,\
                             NavigationToolbar2Kivy
 
@@ -152,7 +152,8 @@ class Show(ShowBase):
     '''mainloop needs to be overwritten to define the show() behavior for kivy
        framework.
     '''
-    def mainloop(self):
+    @classmethod
+    def mainloop(cls):
         global my_canvas
         global toolbar
         app = App.get_running_app()
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c215c6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+[build-system]
+requires = ["setuptools >= 40.6.0", "wheel"]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+
+[project]
+name = "kivy_garden.matplotlib"
+authors = [ {name = "Kivy", email = "kivy@kivy.org"} ]
+version = "0.1.0"
+description = "Matplotlib backends using kivy"
+readme = "README.md"
+requires-python = ">=3.8"
+keywords = ["Kivy", "kivy-garden"]
+license = {text = "MIT"}
+classifiers = [
+    "Intended Audience :: Developers",
+    "Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries",
+    "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
+]
+
+dependencies = ["matplotlib >= 3.0.0"]
+
+[tool.setuptools]
+packages = ["kivy_garden.matplotlib"]