diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 31ffe04..da72ae4 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,2 +1,34 @@
+[project]
+name = "surrealml"
+version = "0.0.1"
+description = "SurrealMl is a file format for storing machine learning models across python (all versions) and Rust"
+readme = "README.md"
+dependencies = ["numpy>1.26.3"]
+authors = [{ name = "Maxwell Flitton", email = "maxwell@gmail.com" }]
+
+[project.optional-dependencies]
+sklearn = ["skl2onnx==1.16.0", "scikit-learn==1.4.0"]
+torch = ["torch==2.1.2"]
+
+[tool.maturin]
+features = ["pyo3/extension-module"]
+module-name = "surrealml.rust_surrealml"
+
 [build-system]
-requires = ["setuptools", "wheel", "setuptools-rust"]
+requires = ["maturin>=1.0,<2.0"]
+build-backend = "maturin"
+
+[tool.setuptools]
+packages = [
+    "surrealml",
+    "surrealml.engine",
+    "surrealml.model_templates",
+    "surrealml.model_templates.datasets",
+    "surrealml.model_templates.sklearn",
+    "surrealml.model_templates.torch",
+]
+include-package-data = true
+zip-safe = true
+
+[tool.setuptools.package-data]
+surrealml = ["binaries/*"]
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 6123ebc..0000000
--- a/setup.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-from setuptools import setup
-from setuptools_rust import Binding, RustExtension
-
-
-with open("README.md", "r") as fh:
-    long_description = fh.read()
-
-
-setup(
-    name="surrealml",
-    author="Maxwell Flitton",
-    author_email="maxwell@gmail.com",
-    description="SurrealMl is a file format for storing machine learning models across python (all versions) and rust.",
-    long_description=long_description,
-    long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
-    version="0.0.1",
-    rust_extensions=[RustExtension("surrealml.rust_surrealml", binding=Binding.PyO3)],
-    packages=[
-        "surrealml",
-        "surrealml.engine",
-        "surrealml.model_templates",
-        "surrealml.model_templates.datasets",
-        "surrealml.model_templates.sklearn",
-        "surrealml.model_templates.torch",
-    ],
-    package_data={
-        "surrealml": ["binaries/*"],
-    },
-    # rust extensions are not zip safe, just like C-extensions.
-    zip_safe=False,
-    include_package_data=True,
-    requirements=[
-        "numpy==1.26.3",
-    ],
-    extras_require={
-        "sklearn": [
-            "skl2onnx==1.16.0",
-            "scikit-learn==1.4.0"
-        ],
-        "torch": [
-            "torch==2.1.2"
-        ]
-    }
-)