diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index d3e950c..c11ff61 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -16,14 +16,13 @@ jobs:
       with:
         python-version: '3.12'
 
-    - name: Install dependencies
-      run: |
-        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-        pip install setuptools wheel twine
+    - name: check GITHUB_REF matches package version
+      uses: samuelcolvin/check-python-version@v4.1
+      with:
+        version_file_path: centrifuge/__init__.py
 
-    - name: Build package
-      run: |
-        python setup.py sdist bdist_wheel
+    - name: Build distribution
+      run: python -m build
 
     - name: Publish package to PyPI
       uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
diff --git a/centrifuge/__init__.py b/centrifuge/__init__.py
index 2c39b31..dfe3ce3 100644
--- a/centrifuge/__init__.py
+++ b/centrifuge/__init__.py
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
     HistoryResult, PresenceResult, PresenceStatsResult, RpcResult
 
 
+__version__ = "0.3.0b0"
+
+
 __all__ = [
     Client, Subscription, ClientState, SubscriptionState,
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa50d62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+[build-system]
+requires = ["hatchling"]
+build-backend = "hatchling.build"
+
+[project]
+name = "centrifuge-python"
+description = "WebSocket SDK for Centrifugo (and any Centrifuge-based server) on top of Python asyncio library"
+readme = "README.md"
+requires-python = ">=3.8"
+license = "MIT"
+authors = [
+    { name = "Alexander Emelin (Centrifugal Labs LTD)", email = "" },
+]
+keywords = [
+    "Centrifugo",
+    "Centrifuge",
+    "WebSocket",
+    "Pub/Sub",
+    "Realtime",
+]
+classifiers = [
+    "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
+    "Development Status :: 4 - Beta",
+    "Operating System :: OS Independent",
+    "Intended Audience :: Developers",
+    "Intended Audience :: Information Technology",
+    "Framework :: AsyncIO",
+    "Programming Language :: Python",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only",
+    "Topic :: System :: Networking",
+    "Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules",
+    "Topic :: Internet",
+    "Typing :: Typed",
+]
+dependencies = [
+    "websockets>=11.0.3,<12.0.0",
+    "protobuf>=4.23.4,<5.0.0",
+]
+
+dynamic = ["version"]
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
deleted file mode 100644
index eea37ef..0000000
--- a/setup.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-from setuptools import setup, find_packages
-from os.path import join, dirname
-
-setup(
-    name='centrifuge-python',
-    version='0.3.0b0',
-    description="Websocket real-time SDK for Centrifugo on top of asyncio library",
-    install_requires=[
-        "websockets>=11.0.3,<12.0.0",
-        "protobuf>=4.23.4,<5.0.0",
-    ],
-    packages=find_packages(),
-    long_description=open(join(dirname(__file__), 'README.md')).read(),
-    url='https://github.com/centrifugal/centrifuge-python',
-    download_url='https://github.com/centrifugal/centrifuge-python',
-    author="Alexander Emelin (Centrifugal Labs LTD)",
-    license='MIT',
-    classifiers=[
-        'Development Status :: 4 - Beta',
-        'Programming Language :: Python',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12',
-        'Intended Audience :: Developers',
-        'License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License',
-        'Topic :: Internet :: WWW/HTTP',
-        'Topic :: Software Development',
-        'Topic :: System :: Networking',
-    ]
-)