diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
deleted file mode 100644
index ca4758c..0000000
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-include LICENSE README.md
-recursive-include docs *
-recursive-include misc *
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b7c584a..c4ef10e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,42 +1,50 @@
 # uvscand
 A python daemon to perform virus scans with uvscan (McAfee) over TCP socket, mainly used in conjunction with the antivirus module of rspamd.
 
-## Developer information
-Everyone who wants to improve or extend this project is very welcome.
-
 ## Installation
-git clone https://github.com/spacefreak86/uvscand  
-cd uvscand  
-python3 setup.py build  
-python3 setup.py install  
-  
-cp docs/uvscand.conf /etc/  
-  
-cat << 'EOF'>> /etc/systemd/system/uvscand.service  
-[Unit]  
-Description=uvscand Service  
-After=multi-user.target  
-[Service]  
-Type=simple  
-Restart=always  
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/python3 /usr/local/bin/uvscand  
-[Install]  
-WantedBy=multi-user.target  
-EOF  
-  
-systemctl restart uvscand  
-systemctl status uvscand  
-systemctl enable uvscand  
-  
-cat << 'EOF'>> /etc/rspamd/local.d/antivirus.conf
-uvscan {  
-  scan_mime_parts = true;  
-  scan_text_mime = true;  
-  scan_image_mime = true;  
-  type = "clamav";  
-  symbol = "MCAFEE_VIRUS";  
-  servers = "127.0.0.1:10060";  
-  action = "reject";  
-}  
-EOF  
-systemctl restart rspamd  
+
+```bash
+git clone https://github.com/spacefreak86/uvscand
+cd uvscand
+
+# build and install uvscand package
+python3 -m build
+python3 -m pip install .
+
+# copy config file
+cp docs/uvscand.conf /etc/
+
+# install systemd service
+cat << 'EOF'>> /etc/systemd/system/uvscand.service
+[Unit]
+Description=uvscand Service
+After=multi-user.target
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+Restart=always
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/python3 /usr/local/bin/uvscand
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+EOF
+
+systemctl restart uvscand
+systemctl status uvscand
+systemctl enable uvscand
+
+cat <<'EOF' >>/etc/rspamd/local.d/antivirus.conf
+uvscan {
+  scan_mime_parts = true;
+  scan_text_mime = true;
+  scan_image_mime = true;
+  type = "clamav";
+  symbol = "MCAFEE_VIRUS";
+  servers = "127.0.0.1:10060";
+  action = "reject";
+}
+EOF
+systemctl restart rspamd
+```
+
+## Developer information
+
+Everyone who wants to improve or extend this project is very welcome.
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4cf900c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+[tool.setuptools.packages.find]
+include = ["uvscand"]
+
+[project]
+name = "uvscand"
+version = "0.0.6"
+requires-python = ">=3.11"
+authors = [
+  {name = "Thomas Oettli", email = "spacefreak@noop.ch"}
+]
+maintainers = [
+  {name = "Thomas Oettli", email = "spacefreak@noop.ch"}
+]
+description = "A python daemon to perform virus scans with uvscan (McAfee) over TCP socket."
+readme = "README.md"
+license = "GPL-3.0-only"
+keywords = ["uvscan", "virus", "rspamd", "mail"]
+classifiers = [
+  "Development Status :: 4 - Beta",
+  "Intended Audience :: System Administrators",
+  "Programming Language :: Python :: 3"
+]
+
+[project.scripts]
+uvscand = "uvscand:main"
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
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index 3c129bd..0000000
--- a/setup.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-from setuptools import setup
-
-def read_file(fname):
-    with open(fname, 'r') as f:
-        return f.read()
-
-setup(name = "uvscand",
-    version = "0.0.5",
-    author = "Thomas Oettli",
-    author_email = "spacefreak@noop.ch",
-    description = "A python daemon to perform virus scans with uvscan (McAfee) over TCP socket.",
-    license = "GPL 3",
-    keywords = "rspamd uvscan",
-    url = "https://github.com/spacefreak86/uvscand",
-    packages = ["uvscand"],
-    long_description = read_file("README.md"),
-    classifiers = [
-        #   3 - Alpha
-        #   4 - Beta
-        #   5 - Production/Stable
-        "Development Status :: 3 - Alpha",
-        "License :: OSI Approved :: GNU General Public License v3 or later (GPLv3+)",
-        "Operating System :: OS Independent",
-        "Programming Language :: Python",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
-        "Topic :: Communications :: Email :: Virus"
-    ],
-    entry_points = {
-        "console_scripts": [
-            "uvscand=uvscand:main"
-        ]
-    },
-    python_requires = ">=3.7"
-)