diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2f1e080
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+[build-system]
+requires = ["hatchling"]
+build-backend = "hatchling.build"
+
+[project]
+name = "mesa_frames"
+version = "0.1.0-alpha1"
+description = "An extension to the Mesa framework which uses pandas/Polars DataFrames for enhanced performance"
+authors = [
+    { name = "Adam Amer" },
+]
+license = { text = "MIT" }
+
+[tool.hatch.build.targets.wheel]
+packages = ["mesa_frames"]
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
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--- a/setup.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-from setuptools import find_packages, setup
-
-setup(
-    name="mesa_frames",
-    packages=find_packages(where="mesa_frames"),
-    version="0.1.0-alpha1",
-    description="An extension to the Mesa framework which uses Pandas DataFrames for enhanced performance",
-    author="Adam Amer",
-    license="MIT License",
-)