diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+[build-system]
+requires = ["hatchling", "hatch-vcs"]
+build-backend = "hatchling.build"
+
+[project]
+name = "tqdm_publisher"
+version="0.1.0"
+authors = [
+  { name="Garrett Flynn", email="garrett.flynn@catalystneuro.com" },
+  { name="Cody Baker", email="cody.baker@catalystneuro.com" },
+]
+description = "Extends the base tqdm progress bar with a subscribe method that can expose updates to external (potentially non-Python) processes."
+readme = "README.md"
+requires-python = ">=3.8"
+license = {file = "license.txt"}
+
+keywords = ["tqdm", "progressbar", "progressmeter", "progress", "bar", "meter", "time", "pubsub", "publish-subscribe pattern"]
+
+classifiers = [
+    "Programming Language :: Python",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
+    "License :: OSI Approved :: BSD License",
+    "Intended Audience :: Developers",
+    "Operating System :: Microsoft :: Windows",
+    "Operating System :: MacOS",
+    "Operating System :: Unix",
+]
+dependencies = [
+    'tqdm>=4.49.0'
+]
+
+[project.urls]
+"Homepage" = "https://github.com/catalystneuro/tqdm_publisher"
+"Bug Tracker" = "https://github.com/catalystneuro/tqdm_publisher/issues"
+
+[tool.hatch.version]
+source = "vcs"
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diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
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-from pathlib import Path
-
-from setuptools import find_packages, setup
-
-root = Path(__file__).parent
-
-with open(root / "README.md") as f:
-    long_description = f.read()
-with open(root / "requirements.txt") as f:
-    install_requires = f.readlines()
-
-setup(
-    name="tqdm-publisher",
-    version="0.1.0",
-    description="Subscribe to TQDM progress bars with arbitrary functions.",
-    long_description=long_description,
-    long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
-    author="Garrett Flynn and Cody Baker",
-    author_email="garrett.flynn@catalystneuro.com",
-    url="https://github.com/catalystneuro/tqdm-publisher",
-    keywords="tqdm",
-    license_files=("license.txt",),
-    packages=find_packages(where="src"),
-    package_dir={"": "src"},
-    python_requires=">=3.8",
-    install_requires=install_requires,
-    license="BSD-3-Clause",
-)