diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index cf6563f..35cd22c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name: Release
 on:
   push:
     tags:
-    - '*'
+    - "*"
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -22,13 +22,12 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
-          python -m pip install -U pip
-          python -m pip install -U setuptools wheel twine
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          python -m pip install --upgrade build twine setuptools wheel
 
       - name: Build package
         run: |
-          python setup.py --version
-          python setup.py sdist --format=gztar bdist_wheel
+          python -m build --sdist --wheel --outdir dist
           twine check dist/*
 
       - name: Upload packages to Jazzband
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index aa23a08..bf322f3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
+          pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel
           pip install -r requirements.txt
           pip install "Django~=${{ matrix.django-version }}.0" .
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index fc6ed1b..e0f2352 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,52 @@
+[build-system]
+requires = ["setuptools>=61.0", "wheel"]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+
+[project]
+name = "dj-database-url"
+version = "3.0.1"
+description = "Use Database URLs in your Django Application."
+readme = "README.rst"
+requires-python = ">=3.9, <3.15"
+license = { text = "BSD-3-Clause" }
+authors = [
+    { name = "Original Author: Kenneth Reitz, Maintained by: JazzBand Community" }
+]
+dependencies = [
+    "Django>=4.2"
+]
+classifiers = [
+    "Environment :: Web Environment",
+    "Framework :: Django",
+    "Framework :: Django :: 4.2",
+    "Framework :: Django :: 5.0",
+    "Framework :: Django :: 5.1",
+    "Framework :: Django :: 5.2",
+    "Intended Audience :: Developers",
+    "Operating System :: OS Independent",
+    "Programming Language :: Python",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14",
+    "Topic :: Internet :: WWW/HTTP :: Dynamic Content",
+    "Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules"
+]
+
+[project.urls]
+"GitHub" = "https://github.com/jazzband/dj-database-url/"
+"Release log" = "https://github.com/jazzband/dj-database-url/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md"
+
+[tool.setuptools.packages.find]
+where = ["."]
+include = ["dj_database_url*"]
+
+[tool.setuptools.package-data]
+"dj_database_url" = ["py.typed"]
+
 [tool.black]
 skip-string-normalization = 1
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 9e16d04..7f1a176 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,50 +1,4 @@
-from pathlib import Path
+from setuptools import setup
 
-from setuptools import setup  # pyright: ignore[reportUnknownVariableType]
-
-readme = Path("README.rst").read_text()
-
-setup(
-    name="dj-database-url",
-    version="3.0.1",
-    url="https://github.com/jazzband/dj-database-url",
-    license="BSD",
-    author="Original Author: Kenneth Reitz, Maintained by: JazzBand Community",
-    description="Use Database URLs in your Django Application.",
-    long_description=readme,
-    long_description_content_type="text/x-rst",
-    packages=["dj_database_url"],
-    install_requires=["Django>=4.2"],
-    include_package_data=True,
-    package_data={
-        "dj_database_url": ["py.typed"],
-    },
-    platforms="any",
-    project_urls={
-        "GitHub": "https://github.com/jazzband/dj-database-url/",
-        "Release log": (
-            "https://github.com/jazzband/dj-database-url/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md"
-        ),
-    },
-    classifiers=[
-        "Environment :: Web Environment",
-        "Framework :: Django",
-        "Framework :: Django :: 4.2",
-        "Framework :: Django :: 5.0",
-        "Framework :: Django :: 5.1",
-        "Framework :: Django :: 5.2",
-        "Intended Audience :: Developers",
-        "License :: OSI Approved :: BSD License",
-        "Operating System :: OS Independent",
-        "Programming Language :: Python",
-        "Topic :: Internet :: WWW/HTTP :: Dynamic Content",
-        "Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules",
-        "Programming Language :: Python",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14",
-    ],
-)
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    setup()