diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fed528d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[build-system]
+requires = ["setuptools"]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..77a2ff1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+[metadata]
+name = acro
+version = 0.4.5
+description = ACRO: Tools for the Automatic Checking of Research Outputs
+long_description = file: README.md
+long_description_content_type = text/markdown
+url = https://github.com/AI-SDC/ACRO
+maintainer = Jim Smith
+maintainer_email = james.smith@uwe.ac.uk
+license = MIT
+license_files = LICENSE.md
+classifiers =
+    Development Status :: 3 - Alpha
+    Intended Audience :: Developers
+    Intended Audience :: Science/Research
+    License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License
+    Natural Language :: English
+    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
+    Topic :: Scientific/Engineering
+    Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Information Analysis
+    Operating System :: OS Independent
+keywords =
+    data-privacy
+    data-protection
+    privacy
+    privacy-tools
+    statistical-disclosure-control
+project_urls =
+    Changelog = https://github.com/AI-SDC/ACRO/CHANGELOG.md
+    Documentation = https://github.com/AI-SDC/ACRO/wiki
+    Bug Tracker = https://github.com/AI-SDC/ACRO/issues
+    Discussions = https://github.com/AI-SDC/ACRO/discussions
+
+[options]
+python_requires = >=3.8
+zip_safe = False
+include_package_data = True
+packages = find:
+install_requires =
+    lxml
+    matplotlib
+    numpy
+    openpyxl
+    pandas~=1.5.0
+    PyYAML
+    statsmodels
+
+[options.extras_require]
+doc =
+    matplotlib==3.7.2
+    numpy==1.23.1
+    numpydoc==1.4.0
+    pandas==1.5.0
+    pytest==7.1.2
+    PyYAML==6.0
+    sphinx-autopackagesummary==1.3
+    sphinx-gallery==0.10.1
+    sphinx-issues==3.0.1
+    sphinx-prompt==1.5.0
+    sphinx-rtd-theme==1.0.0
+    statsmodels==0.13.2
+
+[options.package_data]
+acro = default.yaml
+
+[options.packages.find]
+exclude =
+    data*
+    docs*
+    notebooks*
+    test*
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index e131d44..076c5fd 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,55 +1,5 @@
 """Python setup script for installing ACRO."""
 
-from pathlib import Path
+from setuptools import setup
 
-from setuptools import find_packages, setup
-
-this_directory = Path(__file__).parent
-long_description = (this_directory / "README.md").read_text()
-
-setup(
-    name="acro",
-    version="0.4.5",
-    license="MIT",
-    maintainer="Jim Smith",
-    maintainer_email="james.smith@uwe.ac.uk",
-    description="ACRO: Tools for the Automatic Checking of Research Outputs",
-    long_description=long_description,
-    long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
-    url="https://github.com/AI-SDC/ACRO",
-    packages=find_packages(),
-    setup_requires=["wheel"],
-    package_data={"acro": ["default.yaml"]},
-    python_requires=">=3.8",
-    install_requires=[
-        "lxml",
-        "matplotlib",
-        "numpy",
-        "openpyxl",
-        "pandas~=1.5.0",
-        "PyYAML",
-        "statsmodels",
-    ],
-    classifiers=[
-        "Development Status :: 3 - Alpha",
-        "Intended Audience :: Developers",
-        "Intended Audience :: Science/Research",
-        "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
-        "Natural Language :: English",
-        "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",
-        "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering",
-        "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Information Analysis",
-        "Operating System :: OS Independent",
-    ],
-    keywords=[
-        "data-privacy",
-        "data-protection",
-        "privacy",
-        "privacy-tools",
-        "statistical-disclosure-control",
-    ],
-)
+setup()