diff --git a/pytest_pylint/plugin.py b/pytest_pylint/plugin.py
index 86d343f..dcab2ab 100644
--- a/pytest_pylint/plugin.py
+++ b/pytest_pylint/plugin.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 """
 
 
+import sys
 from collections import defaultdict
 from configparser import ConfigParser, NoOptionError, NoSectionError
 from os import getcwd, makedirs, sep
@@ -11,13 +12,18 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 
 import pytest
-import toml
 from pylint import config as pylint_config
 from pylint import lint
 
 from .pylint_util import ProgrammaticReporter
 from .util import PyLintException, get_rel_path, should_include_file
 
+if sys.version_info >= (3, 11):
+    import tomllib
+else:
+    # pylint: disable=import-error
+    import tomli as tomllib
+
 HISTKEY = "pylint/mtimes"
 PYLINT_CONFIG_CACHE_KEY = "pylintrc"
 FILL_CHARS = 80
@@ -178,10 +184,10 @@ def _load_rc_file(self, pylintrc_file):
             pass
 
     def _load_pyproject_toml(self, pylintrc_file):
-        with open(pylintrc_file, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f_p:
+        with open(pylintrc_file, "rb") as f_p:
             try:
-                content = toml.load(f_p)
-            except (TypeError, toml.decoder.TomlDecodeError):
+                content = tomllib.load(f_p)
+            except (TypeError, tomllib.TOMLDecodeError):
                 return
 
         try:
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 556488a..9c1e40f 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -23,7 +23,11 @@
     packages=["pytest_pylint"],
     entry_points={"pytest11": ["pylint = pytest_pylint.plugin"]},
     python_requires=">=3.7",
-    install_requires=["pytest>=7.0", "pylint>=2.15.0", "toml>=0.7.1"],
+    install_requires=[
+        "pytest>=7.0",
+        "pylint>=2.15.0",
+        "tomli>=1.1.0; python_version < '3.11'",
+    ],
     setup_requires=["pytest-runner"],
     tests_require=["coverage", "flake8", "black", "isort"],
     classifiers=[