diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a2e22d0..382a328 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,4 +5,6 @@ tmp/*
 __pycache__
 log
 log/*
-.*
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+.*
+build/
+dist/
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diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7479468
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+[build-system]
+requires = ["setuptools>=61.0", "wheel"]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+
+[project]
+name = "netqmpi"
+version = "0.1.0"
+description = "A high-level abstraction layer similar to MPI for distributed quantum programming over NetQASM."
+readme = "README.md"
+requires-python = ">=3.8"
+license = {text = "MIT"}
+authors = [
+    {name = "F. Javier Cardama", email = "javier.cardama@usc.es"}
+]
+classifiers = [
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
+    "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
+    "Operating System :: OS Independent",
+]
+dependencies = [
+    "netqasm~=1.0.0",
+    "numpy~=1.24.3",
+]
+
+[project.optional-dependencies]
+test = ["pytest>=7.0"]
+
+[project.scripts]
+netqmpi = "netqmpi.runtime.cli:main"
+
+[project.urls]
+Homepage = "https://github.com/NetQIR/net-qmpi"
+Repository = "https://github.com/NetQIR/net-qmpi"
+
+[tool.setuptools.packages.find]
+where = ["."]
+include = ["netqmpi*"]
+exclude = ["test*"]
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 88b7c7d..0000000
--- a/setup.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-from setuptools import setup, find_packages
-
-setup(
-    name='netqmpi',
-    version='0.1.0',
-    entry_points={
-        'console_scripts': [
-            'netqmpi=netqmpi.runtime.cli:main', 
-        ],
-    },
-    packages=find_packages(),
-    install_requires=[
-        'netqasm~=1.0.0',
-        'numpy~=1.24.3',
-    ],
-    extras_require={
-        'test': ['pytest>=7.0'],
-    },
-    author='F. Javier Cardama',
-    author_email='javier.cardama@usc.es',
-    description='A high-level abstraction layer similar to MPI for distributed quantum programming over NetQASM.',
-    url='https://github.com/NetQIR/net-qmpi',  # Replace with your project's URL
-    classifiers=[
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3',
-        'License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License',
-        'Operating System :: OS Independent',
-    ],
-    python_requires='>=3.6',
-)
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