diff --git a/glue_wwt/viewer/table_layer.py b/glue_wwt/viewer/table_layer.py
index a8593ee4..34a41939 100644
--- a/glue_wwt/viewer/table_layer.py
+++ b/glue_wwt/viewer/table_layer.py
@@ -23,17 +23,18 @@
 
 import pywwt
 from pywwt.layers import TableLayer
-from distutils.version import LooseVersion
-PYWWT_LT_06 = LooseVersion(pywwt.__version__) < '0.6'
+from packaging.version import Version
+
+PYWWT_LT_06 = Version(pywwt.__version__) < Version('0.6')
 
 # 0.13 is the first version that uses the WWT research app as the JS backend
-PYWWT_GE_013 = LooseVersion(pywwt.__version__) >= '0.13'
+PYWWT_GE_013 = Version(pywwt.__version__) >= Version('0.13')
 
 # 0.9 is the first version that grabs the SDK from the WWT CDN
-PYWWT_LT_09 = LooseVersion(pywwt.__version__) < '0.9'
+PYWWT_LT_09 = Version(pywwt.__version__) < Version('0.9')
 
 # 0.15 is the first version with the updated engine
-PYWWT_GE_015 = LooseVersion(pywwt.__version__) >= '0.15'
+PYWWT_GE_015 = Version(pywwt.__version__) >= Version('0.15')
 
 
 __all__ = ['WWTTableLayerArtist']
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..00ddb97e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+[build-system]
+requires = [
+    "setuptools>=61.2",
+    "setuptools_scm",
+]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+
+[project]
+name = "glue-wwt"
+authors = [{name = "Thomas Robitaille", email = "thomas.robitaille@gmail.com"}]
+license = {text = "BSD 3-Clause License"}
+description = "Glue WorldWide Telescope plugin"
+readme = "README.rst"
+urls = {Homepage = "https://github.com/glue-viz/glue-wwt"}
+requires-python = ">=3.8"
+dependencies = [
+    "numpy",
+    "glue-core>=1.13.1",
+    "echo",
+    "astropy",
+    "pywwt>=0.21.0",
+    "packaging",
+]
+dynamic = ["version"]
+
+[tool.setuptools_scm]
+
+[project.entry-points]
+"glue.plugins" = {wwt = "glue_wwt:setup"}
+
+[project.optional-dependencies]
+test = [
+    "pytest",
+    "pytest-cov",
+    "mock",
+]
+qt = [
+    "qtpy",
+    "glue-qt",
+    'PyQt5;python_version>="3"',
+    'PyQtWebEngine;python_version>="3"',
+]
+
+[tool.setuptools]
+zip-safe = false
+license-files = ["LICENSE"]
+include-package-data = false
+
+[tool.setuptools.packages]
+find = {namespaces = false}
+
+[tool.setuptools.package-data]
+"glue_wwt.viewer" = ["*.ui", "*.html", "*.js", "*.png"]
+"glue_wwt.viewer.tests" = ["data/*.glu"]
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
deleted file mode 100644
index 47c80c46..00000000
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-[metadata]
-name = glue-wwt
-author = Thomas Robitaille
-author_email = thomas.robitaille@gmail.com
-license = BSD 3-Clause License
-license_file = LICENSE
-url = https://github.com/glue-viz/glue-wwt
-description = Glue WorldWide Telescope plugin
-long_description = file: README.rst
-
-[options]
-zip_safe = False
-python_requires = >=3.8
-packages = find:
-setup_requires = setuptools_scm
-install_requires =
-    numpy
-    glue-core>=1.13.1
-    echo
-    astropy
-    pywwt>=0.21.0
-
-[options.package_data]
-glue_wwt.viewer = *.ui, *.html, *.js, *.png
-glue_wwt.viewer.tests = data/*.glu
-
-[options.entry_points]
-glue.plugins =
-    wwt = glue_wwt:setup
-
-[options.extras_require]
-test =
-    pytest
-    pytest-cov
-    mock
-qt =
-    qtpy
-    glue-qt
-    PyQt5;python_version>="3"
-    PyQtWebEngine;python_version>="3"
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
deleted file mode 100755
index 8d445604..00000000
--- a/setup.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-from __future__ import print_function
-
-import sys
-from distutils.version import LooseVersion
-
-try:
-    import setuptools
-    assert LooseVersion(setuptools.__version__) >= LooseVersion('30.3')
-except (ImportError, AssertionError):
-    sys.stderr.write("ERROR: setuptools 30.3 or later is required\n")
-    sys.exit(1)
-
-from setuptools import setup
-
-setup(use_scm_version=True)