diff --git a/ding0/tools/tests.py b/ding0/tools/tests.py
index cba91f07..3d311272 100644
--- a/ding0/tools/tests.py
+++ b/ding0/tools/tests.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import unittest2 as unittest
+import unittest
 
 from egoio.tools import db
 from ding0.core import NetworkDing0
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..668fbd51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+[build-system]
+requires = ["setuptools >= 61.0"]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+
+[project]
+name = "ding0"
+version = "v0.2.1"
+dependencies = [
+  "networkx >= 2.5.1",
+  "geopy >= 2.1.0",
+  "pandas >= 1.2.4",
+  "pyproj >= 3.0.1",
+  "sqlalchemy >= 1.3.24",
+  "geoalchemy2 >= 0.6.3",
+  "matplotlib >= 3.4.2",
+  "egoio >= 0.4.8",
+  "shapely >= 1.8, < 2.0.0",
+  "pypsa >= 0.17.1",
+  "seaborn >= 0.11.1",
+  "oedialect >= 0.0.10",
+  "geopandas >= 0.9.0",
+  "osmnx>=1.1.1",
+  "ding0>=0.2.1",
+  "numpy>=1.21.2",
+  "pyyaml>=6.0",
+  "saio>=0.2.1",
+  "scipy>=1.7.1",
+  "contextily>=1.2.0",
+  "argparse>=1.4.0",
+  "scikit-learn>=0.24.2",
+  "pymetis",
+  "pyshp",
+]
+
+requires-python = ">=3.10"
+authors = [
+  {name = "nesnoj", email = "jonathan.amme@rl-institut.de"},
+  {name = "gplssm"},
+]
+maintainers = [
+  {name = "nesnoj", email = "jonathan.amme@rl-institut.de"},
+]
+description = "DIstribution Network GeneratOr"
+readme = "README.md"
+license = {text= "AGPL-3.0"}
+keywords = ["grid"]
+classifiers = [
+  "Development Status :: 3 - Alpha",
+  "Environment :: Console",
+  "Intended Audience :: Science/Research",
+  "Natural Language :: English",
+  "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering",
+]
+
+[tool.setuptools.package-data]
+ding0 = [
+  "config/*.cfg", 
+  "data/*.csv", 
+  "grid/mv_grid/tests/testcases/*.vrp", 
+  "grid/mv_grid/tests/testcases/Augerat/*.vrp", 
+  "grid/mv_grid/tests/testcases/Augerat-tcc/*.vrp", 
+  "grid/mv_grid/tests/testcases/Takes-tcc/*.vrp", 
+  "grid/mv_grid/tests/testcases/Vigo/*.vrp",
+]
+
+[project.urls]
+Homepage = "https://github.com/openego/ding0"
+Repository = "https://github.com/openego/ding0.git"
+Documentation = "https://dingo.readthedocs.io"
+"Bug Tracker" = "https://github.com/openego/ding0/issues"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 195ce247..00000000
--- a/setup.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,92 +0,0 @@
-"""This file is part of DING0, the DIstribution Network GeneratOr.
-DING0 is a tool to generate synthetic medium and low voltage power
-distribution grids based on open data.
-
-It is developed in the project open_eGo: https://openegoproject.wordpress.com
-
-DING0 lives at github: https://github.com/openego/ding0/
-The documentation is available on RTD: http://ding0.readthedocs.io"""
-
-__copyright__  = "Reiner Lemoine Institut gGmbH"
-__license__    = "GNU Affero General Public License Version 3 (AGPL-3.0)"
-__url__        = "https://github.com/openego/ding0/blob/master/LICENSE"
-__author__     = "nesnoj, gplssm"
-
-
-from setuptools import find_packages, setup
-import os
-
-
-def read(fname):
-    return open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), fname)).read()
-
-
-with open('requirements.txt') as f:
-    requirements = f.read().splitlines()
-with open('dev_requirements.txt') as f:
-    dev_requirements = f.read().splitlines()
-
-with open('README.md', encoding='utf-8') as f:
-    long_description = f.read()
-
-setup(name='ding0',
-      version='v0.2.1',
-      author='Reiner Lemoine Institut',
-      author_email='jonathan.amme@rl-institut.de',
-      description='DIstribution Network GeneratOr',
-      long_description=long_description,
-      long_description_content_type='text/markdown',
-      url='https://github.com/openego/ding0',
-      license='GNU AGPLv3',
-      packages=find_packages(),
-      install_requires=requirements,
-      package_data={
-          'ding0': [
-              os.path.join('config',
-                           '*.cfg'),
-              os.path.join('data',
-                           '*.csv'),
-              os.path.join('grid',
-                           'mv_grid',
-                           'tests',
-                           'testcases',
-                           '*.vrp'),
-              os.path.join('grid',
-                           'mv_grid',
-                           'tests',
-                           'testcases',
-                           'Augerat',
-                           '*.vrp'),
-              os.path.join('grid',
-                           'mv_grid',
-                           'tests',
-                           'testcases',
-                           'Augerat-tcc',
-                           '*.vrp'),
-              os.path.join('grid',
-                           'mv_grid',
-                           'tests',
-                           'testcases',
-                           'Takes-tcc',
-                           '*.vrp'),
-              os.path.join('grid',
-                           'mv_grid',
-                           'tests',
-                           'testcases',
-                           'Vigo',
-                           '*.vrp'),
-
-          ]},
-      extras_require={
-        'dev': dev_requirements},
-      classifiers=[
-        "Development Status :: 3 - Alpha",
-        "Environment :: Console",
-        "Intended Audience :: Science/Research",
-        "License :: OSI Approved :: GNU Affero General Public License v3",
-        "Natural Language :: English",
-        "Operating System :: POSIX :: Linux",
-        "Operating System :: Microsoft :: Windows",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
-        "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering"],
-      )