diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 51c8e0a..85ce5ac 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip
         pip install -U coveralls
-        pip install -r requirements.txt
+        pip install -e .[dev]
     - name: Run tests
       run: |
         coverage run --branch pedantic/tests/tests_main.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
  deploy:
    needs: test
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-   if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/master'   # only on master
+   if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/master'
    environment:
      name: pypi-deployment
    steps:
@@ -41,13 +41,15 @@ jobs:
    - name: Set up Python
      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
      with:
-       python-version: 3.12 # Specify the Python version you want to use for deployment
+       python-version: 3.12
+   - name: Install Build Tools
+     run: |
+       pip install -U build twine
    - name: Set Twine Environment Variables
      run: |
        echo "TWINE_USERNAME=${{ secrets.PYPI_USERNAME }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
        echo "TWINE_PASSWORD=${{ secrets.PYPI_PASSWORD }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
    - name: Build and Upload to PyPI
      run: |
-        pip install -U setuptools twine wheel
-        python setup.py bdist_wheel
-        twine upload dist/*.whl  # Uploads the wheel file to PyPI
+       python -m build
+       twine upload dist/*
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diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c9b25c5..2f56ec0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 # Changelog
+## Pedantic 2.2.0
+- migrated from `setup.py` to `pyproject.toml`
+
 ## Pedantic 2.1.11
 - improve `GenericMixin` such that it also find bound type variables in parent classes
 
diff --git a/create_pdoc.bat b/create_pdoc.bat
deleted file mode 100644
index e1a6ff0..0000000
--- a/create_pdoc.bat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-pip install pdoc3
-pdoc3 --html --output-dir docs pedantic --force
-"docs/pedantic/index.html"
-pause
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diff --git a/create_requirements.bat b/create_requirements.bat
deleted file mode 100644
index 2ace6c0..0000000
--- a/create_requirements.bat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-"venv3.7/scripts/pip.exe" freeze > requirements.txt
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diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8a830f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+[build-system]
+requires = ["setuptools>=61.0", "wheel"]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+
+[project]
+name = "pedantic"
+version = "2.2.0"
+description = "Some useful Python decorators for cleaner software development."
+readme = "README.md"
+requires-python = ">=3.11"
+license = {text = "Apache-2.0 License"}
+authors = [
+  {name = "Willi Sontopski", email = "willi_sontopski@arcor.de"},
+]
+maintainers = [
+  {name = "Willi Sontopski", email = "willi_sontopski@arcor.de"},
+]
+keywords = ["decorators", "tools", "helpers", "type-checking", "pedantic", "type annotations"]
+classifiers = [
+  "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
+  "License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License",
+  "Operating System :: OS Independent",
+]
+
+[project.urls]
+"Bug Tracker" = "https://github.com/LostInDarkMath/pedantic-python-decorators/issues"
+"Documentation" = "https://lostindarkmath.github.io/pedantic-python-decorators/pedantic/"
+"Source Code" = "https://github.com/LostInDarkMath/pedantic-python-decorators"
+
+[project.optional-dependencies]
+dev = [
+  "docstring-parser==0.17",
+  "Flask[async]==3.1.1",
+  "multiprocess==0.70.18",
+  "Werkzeug==3.1.3",
+]
+
+[tool.setuptools.packages.find]
+where = ["."]
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index bf0f231..0000000
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-docstring-parser==0.17
-Flask[async]==3.1.1  # you do not need flask to use this decorators. Flask is only needed you want to use @validate for Flask endpoints
-multiprocess==0.70.18
-Werkzeug==3.1.3
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e9079b3..0000000
--- a/setup.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-from os import path
-
-from setuptools import find_packages, setup
-
-
-def get_content_from_readme(file_name: str = 'README.md') -> str:
-    this_directory = path.abspath(path.dirname(__file__))
-
-    with open(path.join(this_directory, file_name), encoding='utf-8') as file:
-        return file.read()
-
-
-url = "https://github.com/LostInDarkMath/pedantic-python-decorators"
-author = "Willi Sontopski"
-
-setup(
-    name="pedantic",
-    version="2.1.11",
-    python_requires='>=3.11.0',
-    packages=find_packages(),
-    install_requires=[],
-    author=author,
-    author_email="willi_sontopski@arcor.de",
-    license="Apache-2.0 License",
-    maintainer=author,
-    description="Some useful Python decorators for cleaner software development.",
-    long_description=get_content_from_readme(),
-    long_description_content_type='text/markdown',
-    keywords="decorators tools helpers type-checking pedantic type annotations",
-    url=url,
-    project_urls={
-        "Bug Tracker": f'{url}/issues',
-        "Documentation": 'https://lostindarkmath.github.io/pedantic-python-decorators/pedantic/',
-        "Source Code": url,
-    },
-    include_package_data=False,
-    zip_safe=True,
-)