diff --git a/.github/workflows/Python_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/Python_tests.yml
index 2fa01a417b..6ef59f4013 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/Python_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/Python_tests.yml
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ jobs:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
-          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          pip install -r requirements_dev.txt
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools
+          pip install --editable ".[dev]"
       - name: Lint with flake8
         run: flake8 . --ignore=E203,W503  --max-complexity=101 --max-line-length=88 --show-source --statistics
       - name: Test with pytest
diff --git a/pylib/gyp/__init__.py b/pylib/gyp/__init__.py
index 5c2f56ad12..6ac428c033 100755
--- a/pylib/gyp/__init__.py
+++ b/pylib/gyp/__init__.py
@@ -476,7 +476,8 @@ def gyp_main(args):
 
     options, build_files_arg = parser.parse_args(args)
     if options.version:
-        print(f"v{VERSION}")
+        import pkg_resources
+        print(f"v{pkg_resources.get_distribution('gyp-next').version}")
         return 0
     build_files = build_files_arg
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a76dbcb688
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+[build-system]
+requires = ["setuptools>=61.0"]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+
+[project]
+name = "gyp-next"
+version = "0.13.0"
+authors = [
+  { name="Node.js contributors", email="ryzokuken@disroot.org" },
+]
+description = "A fork of the GYP build system for use in the Node.js projects"
+readme = "README.md"
+license = { file="LICENSE" }
+requires-python = ">=3.6"
+classifiers = [
+    "Development Status :: 3 - Alpha",
+    "Environment :: Console",
+    "Intended Audience :: Developers",
+    "License :: OSI Approved :: BSD License",
+    "Natural Language :: English",
+    "Programming Language :: Python",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
+]
+
+[project.optional-dependencies]
+dev = ["flake8", "pytest"]
+
+[project.scripts]
+gyp = "pylib.gyp:script_main"
+
+[project.urls]
+"Homepage" = "https://github.com/nodejs/gyp-next"
+
+[tool.setuptools]
+packages = ["pylib.gyp", "pylib.gyp.generator"]
diff --git a/requirements_dev.txt b/requirements_dev.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 28ecacab60..0000000000
--- a/requirements_dev.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-flake8
-pytest
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
deleted file mode 100644
index 320d20e6a9..0000000000
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-[metadata]
-name = gyp-next
-version = attr: gyp.VERSION
-description = A fork of the GYP build system for use in the Node.js projects
-long_description = file: README.md
-long_description_content_type = text/markdown
-author=Node.js contributors
-author_email=ryzokuken@disroot.org
-url=https://github.com/nodejs/gyp-next
-license = BSD 3-Clause License
-classifiers =
-    Development Status :: 3 - Alpha
-    Environment :: Console
-    Intended Audience :: Developers
-    License :: OSI Approved :: BSD License
-    Natural Language :: English
-    Programming Language :: Python
-    Programming Language :: Python :: 3
-    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6
-    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7
-    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8
-    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9
-    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10
-
-[options]
-python_requires = 3.6
-package_dir=
-    =pylib
-packages=gyp,gyp.generator
-
-[options.entry_points]
-console_scripts =
-    executable-name = gyp:script_main
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 93efa20fc3..0000000000
--- a/setup.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-
-# Copyright (c) 2009 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
-# Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
-# found in the LICENSE file.
-
-from setuptools import setup
-
-
-setup()