diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 350ff38..7f852fa 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,23 +1,25 @@
+# pyproject.toml
+
 [build-system]
-requires = ["poetry-core>=1.0.0"]
-build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"
+requires = ["setuptools>=42", "wheel"]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
-[tool.poetry]
+[project]
 name = "cpm_python"
 version = "0.1.0"
-description = ""
-authors = ["Nils Winter <nils.r.winter@uni-muenster.de>"]
-readme = "README.md"
-packages = [{ include = "cpm" }]
+dynamic = ["description", "readme", "authors", "classifiers"]
+requires-python = ">=3.6"
+dependencies = [
+    "numpy",
+    "pandas",
+    "scikit-learn",
+    "pingouin",
+    "streamlit",
+    "nilearn",
+    "typer",
+    "pytest",
+    "pytest-cov"
+]
 
-[tool.poetry.dependencies]
-python = ">=3.6"
-numpy = "*"
-pandas = "*"
-scikit-learn = "*"
-pingouin = "*"
-streamlit = "*"
-nilearn = "*"
-typer = "*"
-pytest = "*"
-pytest-cov = "*"
+[tool.setuptools.packages.find]
+where = ["cpm"]