diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
deleted file mode 100644
index 3795446..0000000
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-include pyjs_code_runner/html/browser_main.html
-include pyjs_code_runner/html/browser_worker.html
-include pyjs_code_runner/js/utils.js
-include pyjs_code_runner/js/worker.js
-include pyjs_code_runner/backend/node/node_main.js
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7fa7966
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+[build-system]
+requires = [
+    "hatchling",
+]
+build-backend = "hatchling.build"
+
+[project]
+name = "pyjs-code-runner"
+description = "A driver to run wasm code from an emscripten-forge coda env like normal python code"
+readme = "README.md"
+authors = [
+    { name = "Thorsten Beier", email = "derthorstenbeier@gmail.com" },
+]
+keywords = [
+    "pyjs_code_runner",
+]
+classifiers = [
+    "Intended Audience :: Developers",
+    "Natural Language :: English",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
+]
+dependencies = [
+    "appdirs",
+    "empack >=3.0.0",
+    "playwright",
+    "rich",
+    "typer",
+]
+version = "2.0.0"
+
+[project.license]
+file = "LICENSE"
+
+[project.scripts]
+pyjs_code_runner = "pyjs_code_runner.cli.main:app"
+
+[project.urls]
+Homepage = "https://github.com/emscripten-forge/pyjs-code-runner"
+
+[tool.hatch.build.targets.sdist]
+exclude = [
+    ".github",
+]
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 7b73ba8..b6c6681 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,36 +1,2 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-
-"""The setup script."""
-from setuptools import find_packages, setup
-
-with open("README.md") as readme_file:
-    readme = readme_file.read()
-
-requirements = ["typer", "playwright", "appdirs", "empack >=3.0.0", "rich"]
-
-setup(
-    author="Thorsten Beier",
-    author_email="derthorstenbeier@gmail.com",
-    classifiers=[
-        "Intended Audience :: Developers",
-        "Natural Language :: English",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
-    ],
-    include_package_data=True,
-    description="pyjs_code_runner emscripten+boa",
-    entry_points={
-        "console_scripts": [
-            "pyjs_code_runner=pyjs_code_runner.cli.main:app",
-        ],
-    },
-    install_requires=requirements,
-    long_description=readme,
-    long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
-    keywords="pyjs_code_runner",
-    name="pyjs_code_runner",
-    packages=find_packages(),
-    url="https://github.com/emscripten-forge/pyjs_code_runner",
-    version="2.0.0",
-    zip_safe=False,
-)
+# setup.py shim for use with applications that require it.
+__import__("setuptools").setup()