diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
index 8946b0b..eedfe6a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
@@ -40,11 +40,12 @@ jobs:
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
     - name: Install dependencies
-      run: |
-        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-        python -m pip install --upgrade wheel
+      run: python -m pip install --upgrade pip build
+    - name: Test building sdist
+      run: python -m build -s .
+    - name: Test building wheel
+      run: python -m build -w .
     - name: Install openneuro-py
       run: pip install .[tests]
     - name: Test with pytest
-      run: |
-        pytest
+      run: pytest
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 187a49a..b1871bd 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+[build-system]
+requires = ["hatchling", "hatch-vcs"]
+build-backend = "hatchling.build"
+
 [project]
 name = "openneuro-py"
 description = "A Python client for OpenNeuro."
@@ -35,16 +39,12 @@ openneuro-py = "openneuro.openneuro:cli"
 homepage = "https://github.com/hoechenberger/openneuro-py"
 changelog = "https://github.com/hoechenberger/openneuro-py/CHANGES.md"
 
-[build-system]
-requires = [
-  "setuptools >= 45",
-  "setuptools_scm[toml] >= 6.2",
-  "wheel"
-]
-build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+[tool.hatch.version]
+source = "vcs"
+raw-options = { version_scheme = "release-branch-semver" }
 
-[tool.setuptools_scm]
-# can be left blank
+[tool.hatch.build.targets.wheel]
+packages = ["openneuro"]
 
 [tool.pytest.ini_options]
 addopts = "-ra -vv --tb=short --durations=10"