diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4edc2a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+root = true
+
+[*]
+charset = utf-8
+indent_style = spaces
+indent_size = 4
+insert_final_newline = true
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..66ddafd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[build-system]
+requires = ["setuptools>=44", "wheel", "setuptools_scm[toml]>=3.4.3"]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+
+[tool.setuptools_scm]
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 47e37b8..f24a04c 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,3 +1,48 @@
+[metadata]
+name = deb-pkg-tools
+author = Peter Odding
+author_email = peter@peterodding.com
+description = Debian packaging tools
+long_description = file: README.rst
+url = https://deb-pkg-tools.readthedocs.io
+classifiers =
+    Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable
+    Environment :: Console
+    Intended Audience :: Developers
+    Intended Audience :: Information Technology
+    Intended Audience :: System Administrators
+    License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License
+    Operating System :: POSIX :: Linux
+    Programming Language :: Python
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 2
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.4
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8
+    Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPython
+    Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: PyPy
+    Topic :: Software Development
+    Topic :: Software Development :: Build Tools
+    Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules
+    Topic :: System :: Archiving :: Packaging
+    Topic :: System :: Installation/Setup
+    Topic :: System :: Software Distribution
+    Topic :: System :: Systems Administration
+    Topic :: Terminals
+    Topic :: Utilities
+
+[options]
+packages = find:
+
+[options.entry_points]
+console_scripts = deb-pkg-tools = deb_pkg_tools.cli:main
+
+[options.extras_require]
+memcached = python-memcached >= 1.58
+
 # Enable building of universal wheels so we can publish wheel
 # distribution archives to PyPI (the Python package index)
 # that are compatible with Python 2 as well as Python 3.
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f1781cf..0611413 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -61,46 +61,5 @@ def get_absolute_path(*args):
 
 setup(name='deb-pkg-tools',
       version=get_version('deb_pkg_tools', '__init__.py'),
-      description="Debian packaging tools",
-      long_description=get_contents('README.rst'),
-      url='https://deb-pkg-tools.readthedocs.io',
-      author="Peter Odding",
-      author_email='peter@peterodding.com',
-      license='MIT',
-      packages=find_packages(),
-      test_suite='deb_pkg_tools.tests',
-      install_requires=get_requirements('requirements.txt'),
-      extras_require={
-          'memcached': ['python-memcached >= 1.58'],
-      },
-      entry_points=dict(console_scripts=[
-          'deb-pkg-tools = deb_pkg_tools.cli:main',
-      ]),
-      classifiers=[
-          'Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable',
-          'Environment :: Console',
-          'Intended Audience :: Developers',
-          'Intended Audience :: Information Technology',
-          'Intended Audience :: System Administrators',
-          'License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License',
-          'Operating System :: POSIX :: Linux',
-          'Programming Language :: Python',
-          'Programming Language :: Python :: 2',
-          'Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7',
-          'Programming Language :: Python :: 3',
-          'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5',
-          'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6',
-          'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7',
-          'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8',
-          'Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPython',
-          'Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: PyPy',
-          'Topic :: Software Development',
-          'Topic :: Software Development :: Build Tools',
-          'Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules',
-          'Topic :: System :: Archiving :: Packaging',
-          'Topic :: System :: Installation/Setup',
-          'Topic :: System :: Software Distribution',
-          'Topic :: System :: Systems Administration',
-          'Topic :: Terminals',
-          'Topic :: Utilities',
-      ])
+      install_requires=get_requirements('requirements.txt')
+)