diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index fcac50e..4443f72 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,32 +1,39 @@
 [build-system]
-requires = ["setuptools>=42", "wheel"]
-build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+requires = ["poetry-core>=1.0.0"]
+build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"
 
-[project]
+[tool.poetry]
 name = "environmental_insights"
 version = "0.1.7b0"
 description = "A Python package for democratizing access to ambient air pollution data and predictive analytics."
 authors = [
-    { name="Liam J. Berrisford", email="l.berrisford@exeter.ac.uk" }
+    { name = "Liam J. Berrisford", email = "l.berrisford@exeter.ac.uk" }
 ]
-license = { text="GNU General Public License v3 (GPLv3)" }
+license = "GPL-3.0-or-later"
 keywords = ["air pollution", "predictive analytics", "environmental data", "geospatial analysis"]
 readme = "README.md"
+packages = [
+    { include = "environmental_insights" }  # Adjust if your package directory has a different name
+]
 
+[tool.poetry.dependencies]
+python = "^3.9"
+geopandas = "*"
+lightgbm = "*"
+matplotlib = "*"
+overpy = "*"
+pandas = "*"
+pyarrow = "*"
+pyogrio = "*"
+requests = "*"
+rpy2 = "*"
+scipy = "*"
+shapely = "*"
 
-dependencies = [
-    "geopandas",
-    "lightgbm",
-    "matplotlib",
-    "overpy",
-    "pandas",
-    "pyarrow",
-    "pyogrio",
-    "requests",
-    "rpy2",
-    "scipy",
-    "shapely"
-]
+[tool.poetry.dev-dependencies]
+# Add your development dependencies here if needed, e.g.:
+# pytest = "^6.2"
 
-[tool.setuptools.packages.find]
-where = ["."]
+[build-system]
+requires = ["poetry-core>=1.0.0"]
+build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"