diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index 63b4a4e3..abf7ff7e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -12,17 +12,22 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - name: Get history and tags for SCM versioning to work
+      run: |
+        git fetch --prune --unshallow
+        git fetch --depth=1 origin +refs/tags/*:refs/tags/*
     - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
       uses: actions/setup-python@v4
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
-        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+        python -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools
         pip install flake8 pytest
         if [ -f requirements.txt ]; then pip install -r requirements-dev.txt; fi
     - name: Install pylops
       run: |
+        python -m setuptools_scm
         pip install .
     - name: Test with pytest
       run: |
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 8fd8d67e..4deee5a6 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,52 @@
 [build-system]
-requires = ["setuptools", "setuptools-scm"]
+requires = [
+    "setuptools >= 65",
+    "setuptools_scm[toml]",
+    "wheel",
+]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+
+[project]
+name = "pylops"
+description = "Python library implementing linear operators to allow solving large-scale optimization problems"
+readme = "README.md"
+authors = [
+    {name = "Matteo Ravasi", email = "matteoravasi@gmail.com"},
+]
+license = {file = "LICENSE.md"}
+keywords = ["algebra", "inverse problems", "large-scale optimization"]
+classifiers = [
+    "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",
+    "Intended Audience :: Developers",
+    "Intended Audience :: Science/Research",
+    "Intended Audience :: Education",
+    "License :: OSI Approved :: GNU Lesser General Public License v3 (LGPLv3)",
+    "Natural Language :: English",
+    "Operating System :: OS Independent",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
+    "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering : Mathematics",
+]
+dependencies = [
+    "numpy >= 1.21.0",
+    "scipy >= 1.4.0",
+]
+dynamic = ["version"]
+
+[project.optional-dependencies]
+advanced = [
+    "llvmlite",
+    "numba",
+    "pyfftw",
+    "PyWavelets",
+    "scikit-fmm",
+    "spgl1",
+]
+
+[tool.setuptools.packages.find]
+exclude = ["pytests"]
+
+[tool.setuptools_scm]
+version_file = "pylops/version.py"
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 67636c69..4c13f09c 100755
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,56 +1,3 @@
-[metadata]
-name = pylops
-fullname = PyLops
-description = Python library implementing linear operators to allow solving large-scale optimization problems
-long_description = file: README.md
-long_description_content_type = text/markdown
-author = The PyLops Development Team
-author_email = matteoravasi@gmail.com
-maintainer = "Matteo Ravasi"
-maintainer_email = matteoravasi@gmail.com
-license = LGPL-3.0 License
-license_file = LICENSE.md
-platform = any
-keywords = algebra, inverse problems, large-scale optimization
-classifiers =
-    Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable
-    Intended Audience :: Developers
-    Intended Audience :: Science/Research
-    Intended Audience :: Education
-    License :: OSI Approved :: GNU Lesser General Public License v3 (LGPLv3),
-    Natural Language :: English
-    Operating System :: OS Independent
-    Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only
-    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8
-    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9
-    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10
-    Topic :: Scientific/Engineering : Mathematics
-url = https://github.com/pylops/pylops
-
-project_urls =
-    Documentation = https://pylops.readthedocs.io/
-    Release Notes = https://github.com/pylops/pylops/releases
-    Bug Tracker = https://github.com/pylops/pylops/issues
-    Source Code = https://github.com/pylops/pylops
-
-[options]
-zip_safe = True
-include_package_data = True
-packages = find:
-python_requires = >=3.8
-install_requires =
-    numpy >= 1.21.0
-    scipy >= 1.4.0
-
-[options.extras_require]
-advanced =
-    llvmlite
-    numba
-    pyfftw
-    PyWavelets
-    scikit-fmm
-    spgl1
-
 [aliases]
 test=pytest