diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index a19877f9..1b9fa681 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,9 +1,79 @@
 [build-system]
-requires = ["setuptools"]
+requires = ["setuptools >= 61.0.0"]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+
+[project]
+name = "dupeGuru"
+description = "dupeGuru is a tool to find duplicate files on your computer."
+authors = [
+    {name = "Andrew Senetar", email = "arsenetar@voltaicideas.net"}
+]
+readme = "README.md"
+requires-python = ">=3.7, <3.13"
+keywords = ["deduplication"]
+license = {text = "GPLv3"}
+classifiers = [
+    "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",
+    "Intended Audience :: End Users/Desktop",
+    "License :: OSI Approved :: GNU General Public License v3 (GPLv3)",
+    "Operating System :: MacOS :: MacOS X",
+    "Operating System :: Microsoft :: Windows",
+    "Operating System :: POSIX",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
+    "Topic :: Desktop Environment :: File Managers",
+]
+
+dynamic = ["version"]
+
+dependencies = [
+    "distro>=1.8.0,<2.0.0",
+    "mutagen>=1.46.0,<2.0.0",
+    "polib>=1.1.0,<2.0.0",
+    "PyQt5 >=5.15.0,<6.0; sys_platform != 'linux'",
+    "pywin32>=304; sys_platform == 'win32'",
+    "semantic-version>=2.0.0,<3.0.0",
+    "Send2Trash>=1.8.2,<2.0.0",
+    "xxhash>=3.0.0,<4.0.0",
+]
+
+[project.optional-dependencies]
+dev = [
+    "pytest>=7,<8",
+    "flake8",
+    "black",
+]
+build = [
+    "dupeGuru[dev]",
+    "sphinx>=5.3.0,<8.0.0",
+    "pyinstaller>=5.6,<6.0; sys_platform != 'linux'"
+]
+
+[project.urls]
+Homepage = "https://dupeguru.voltaicideas.net/"
+Documentation = "https://dupeguru.voltaicideas.net/help/en/"
+Repository = "https://github.com/arsenetar/dupeguru/"
+Issues = "https://github.com/arsenetar/dupeguru/issues"
+Releases = "https://github.com/arsenetar/dupeguru/releases"
+
+[project.gui-scripts]
+dupeguru = "dupeguru.__main__:main"
+
 [tool.black]
 line-length = 120
+
 [tool.isort]
 # make it compatible with black
 profile = "black"
 skip_gitignore = true
+
+[tool.setuptools.packages.find]
+include = ["core", "hscommon", "qt"]
+
+[tool.setuptools.dynamic]
+version = {attr = "core.__version__"}
diff --git a/requirements-extra.txt b/requirements-extra.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index d22806fd..00000000
--- a/requirements-extra.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-pytest>=7,<8
-flake8
-black
-pyinstaller>=5.6,<6.0; sys_platform != 'linux'
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 9618b5b1..00000000
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-distro>=1.8.0,<2.0.0
-mutagen>=1.46.0,<2.0.0
-polib>=1.1.0,<2.0.0
-PyQt5 >=5.15.0,<6.0; sys_platform != 'linux'
-pywin32>=304; sys_platform == 'win32'
-semantic-version>=2.0.0,<3.0.0
-Send2Trash>=1.8.2,<2.0.0
-sphinx>=5.3.0,<8.0.0
-xxhash>=3.0.0,<4.0.0
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
deleted file mode 100644
index bc12410b..00000000
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-[metadata]
-name = dupeGuru
-version = attr: core.__version__
-url = https://github.com/arsenetar/dupeguru
-project_urls =
-    Bug Reports = https://github.com/arsenetar/dupeguru/issues
-author = Andrew Senetar
-author_email = arsenetar@voltaicideas.net
-license = GPLv3
-license_files = license
-description = dupeGuru is a tool to find duplicate files on your computer.
-long_description = file:README.md
-long_description_content_type = text/markdown
-classifiers =
-    Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable
-    Intended Audience :: End Users/Desktop
-    License :: OSI Approved :: GNU General Public License v3 (GPLv3)
-    Operating System :: MacOS :: MacOS X
-    Operating System :: Microsoft :: Windows
-    Operating System :: POSIX
-    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7
-    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8
-    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9
-    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10
-    Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only
-    Topic :: Desktop Environment :: File Managers
-
-[options]
-packages = find:
-python_requires = >=3.7
-install_requires =
-    Send2Trash>=1.8.2,<2.0.0
-    mutagen>=1.46.0,<2.0.0
-    distro>=1.8.0,<2.0.0
-    PyQt5 >=5.15.0,<6.0; sys_platform != 'linux'
-    pywin32>=228; sys_platform == 'win32'
-    semantic-version>=2.0.0,<3.0.0
-    xxhash>=3.0.0,<4.0.0
-setup_requires =
-    sphinx>=3.0.0
-    polib>=1.1.0
-tests_require =
-    pytest >=6,<7
-include_package_data = true
-
-[options.entry_points]
-console_scripts =
-    dupeguru = run.py