diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
deleted file mode 100644
index 1ea1a47..0000000
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-include README.md
-include LICENSE.md
-include float_raster/VERSION
diff --git a/float_raster/LICENSE.md b/float_raster/LICENSE.md
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..7eabdb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/float_raster/LICENSE.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../LICENSE.md
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/float_raster/README.md b/float_raster/README.md
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..32d46ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/float_raster/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../README.md
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/float_raster/VERSION.py b/float_raster/VERSION.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e4f476e..0000000
--- a/float_raster/VERSION.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-""" VERSION defintion. THIS FILE IS MANUALLY PARSED BY setup.py and REQUIRES A SPECIFIC FORMAT """
-__version__ = '''
-0.6
-'''.strip()
diff --git a/float_raster/__init__.py b/float_raster/__init__.py
index db3be2a..cc23c3c 100644
--- a/float_raster/__init__.py
+++ b/float_raster/__init__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Module for rasterizing polygons, with float-precision anti-aliasing on
 See the documentation for float_raster.raster(...) for details.
 """
 
-from .VERSION import __version__
 from .float_raster import *
 
 __author__ = 'Jan Petykiewicz'
+__version__ = '0.6'
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0229023
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+[build-system]
+requires = ["hatchling"]
+build-backend = "hatchling.build"
+
+[project]
+name = "float_raster"
+description = "High-precision anti-aliasing polygon rasterizer"
+readme = "README.md"
+license = { file = "LICENSE.md" }
+authors = [
+    { name="Jan Petykiewicz", email="jan@mpxd.net" },
+    ]
+homepage = "https://mpxd.net/code/jan/float_raster"
+repository = "https://mpxd.net/code/jan/float_raster"
+keywords = [
+    "coverage",
+    ]
+classifiers = [
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
+    "Development Status :: 4 - Beta",
+    "Intended Audience :: Developers",
+    "Intended Audience :: Information Technology",
+    "Intended Audience :: Manufacturing",
+    "Intended Audience :: Science/Research",
+    "License :: OSI Approved :: GNU Affero General Public License v3",
+    "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering",
+    "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Electronic Design Automation (EDA)",
+    "Topic :: Multimedia :: Graphics :: Graphics Conversion",
+    ]
+requires-python = ">=3.8"
+dynamic = ["version"]
+dependencies = [
+    "numpy~=1.21",
+    "scipy",
+    ]
+
+[tool.hatch.version]
+path = "float_raster/__init__.py"
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
deleted file mode 100644
index ed502ba..0000000
--- a/setup.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-
-from setuptools import setup, find_packages
-
-
-with open('README.md', 'r') as f:
-    long_description = f.read()
-
-with open('float_raster/VERSION.py', 'rt') as f:
-    version = f.readlines()[2].strip()
-
-setup(name='float_raster',
-      version=version,
-      description='High-precision anti-aliasing polygon rasterizer',
-      long_description=long_description,
-      long_description_content_type='text/markdown',
-      author='Jan Petykiewicz',
-      author_email='jan@mpxd.net',
-      url='https://mpxd.net/code/jan/float_raster',
-      packages=find_packages(),
-      package_data={
-          'float_raster': ['py.typed']
-      },
-      install_requires=[
-            'numpy',
-            'scipy',
-      ],
-      classifiers=[
-            'Programming Language :: Python :: 3',
-            'Development Status :: 4 - Beta',
-            'Intended Audience :: Developers',
-            'Intended Audience :: Information Technology',
-            'Intended Audience :: Manufacturing',
-            'Intended Audience :: Science/Research',
-            'License :: OSI Approved :: GNU Affero General Public License v3',
-            'Topic :: Scientific/Engineering',
-            'Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Electronic Design Automation (EDA)',
-            'Topic :: Multimedia :: Graphics :: Graphics Conversion',
-      ],
-      )