diff --git a/pyodide-build/pyproject.toml b/pyodide-build/pyproject.toml
index b0f076532..cd01161ed 100644
--- a/pyodide-build/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyodide-build/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,86 @@
 [build-system]
-requires = ["setuptools>=42"]
+requires = ["setuptools>=61.2"]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+
+[project]
+name = "pyodide-build"
+authors = [{name = "Pyodide developers"}]
+description = '"Tools for building Pyodide"'
+classifiers = [
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
+    "License :: OSI Approved :: Mozilla Public License 2.0 (MPL 2.0)",
+    "Operating System :: OS Independent",
+]
+license = {text = "MPL-2.0"}
+requires-python = ">=3.10"
+dependencies = [
+    "pyyaml",
+    "cython<3.0",
+    "ruamel.yaml",
+    "packaging",
+    "wheel",
+    "tomli",
+    "build==0.7.0",
+    "virtualenv",
+    "pydantic>=1.10.2",
+    "pyodide-cli~=0.2.1",
+    "cmake>=3.24",
+    "unearth~=0.6",
+    "requests",
+    "types-requests",
+    "typer",
+    "auditwheel-emscripten~=0.0.9",
+    "resolvelib",
+    "rich",
+    "loky",
+]
+dynamic = ["version"]
+
+[project.readme]
+file = "README.md"
+content-type = "text/markdown"
+
+[project.urls]
+Homepage = "https://github.com/pyodide/pyodide"
+"Bug Tracker" = "https://github.com/pyodide/pyodide/issues"
+Documentation = "https://pyodide.org/en/stable/"
+
+[project.entry-points."pyodide.cli"]
+build = "pyodide_build.cli.build:main"
+build-recipes = "pyodide_build.cli.build_recipes:recipe"
+venv = "pyodide_build.cli.venv:main"
+skeleton = "pyodide_build.cli.skeleton:app"
+py-compile = "pyodide_build.cli.py_compile:main"
+config = "pyodide_build.cli.config:app"
+create-zipfile = "pyodide_build.cli.create_zipfile:main"
+xbuildenv = "pyodide_build.cli.xbuildenv:app"
+
+[project.optional-dependencies]
+test = [
+    "pytest",
+    "pytest-pyodide==0.52.2",
+]
+deploy = [
+    "boto3",
+    "moto",
+]
+
+[project.scripts]
+pyodide-build = "pyodide_build.__main__:main"
+
+[tool.setuptools]
+package-dir = {"" = "."}
+license-files = ["LICENSE"]
+include-package-data = false
+
+[tool.setuptools.packages.find]
+where = ["."]
+exclude = ["pyodide_build.tests"]
+namespaces = true
+
+[tool.setuptools.package-data]
+"pyodide_build.tools" = ["*.ini"]
+"pyodide_build.tools.cmake.modules.platform" = ["*.cmake"]
+
+[tool.setuptools.dynamic]
+version = {attr = "pyodide_build.__version__"}
diff --git a/pyodide-build/setup.cfg b/pyodide-build/setup.cfg
deleted file mode 100644
index 9910c93db..000000000
--- a/pyodide-build/setup.cfg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,77 +0,0 @@
-[metadata]
-name = pyodide-build
-version = attr: pyodide_build.__version__
-author = Pyodide developers
-description = "Tools for building Pyodide"
-long_description = file: README.md
-long_description_content_type = text/markdown
-url = https://github.com/pyodide/pyodide
-project_urls =
-    Bug Tracker = https://github.com/pyodide/pyodide/issues
-    Documentation = https://pyodide.org/en/stable/
-classifiers =
-    Programming Language :: Python :: 3
-    License :: OSI Approved :: Mozilla Public License 2.0 (MPL 2.0)
-    Operating System :: OS Independent
-license = MPL-2.0
-license_files =
-   LICENSE
-
-[options]
-package_dir =
-    = .
-packages = find_namespace:
-python_requires = >=3.10
-install_requires =
-    pyyaml
-    cython<3.0
-    ruamel.yaml
-    packaging
-    wheel
-    tomli
-    build==0.7.0
-    virtualenv
-    pydantic>=1.10.2
-    pyodide-cli~=0.2.1
-    cmake>=3.24
-    unearth~=0.6
-    requests
-    types-requests
-    typer
-    auditwheel-emscripten~=0.0.9
-    resolvelib
-    rich
-    loky
-
-
-[options.entry_points]
-console_scripts =
-    pyodide-build = pyodide_build.__main__:main
-pyodide.cli =
-    build = pyodide_build.cli.build:main
-    build-recipes = pyodide_build.cli.build_recipes:recipe
-    venv = pyodide_build.cli.venv:main
-    skeleton = pyodide_build.cli.skeleton:app
-    py-compile = pyodide_build.cli.py_compile:main
-    config = pyodide_build.cli.config:app
-    create-zipfile = pyodide_build.cli.create_zipfile:main
-    xbuildenv = pyodide_build.cli.xbuildenv:app
-
-[options.extras_require]
-test =
-    pytest
-    pytest-pyodide==0.52.2
-deploy =
-    boto3
-    moto
-
-[options.packages.find]
-where = .
-exclude =
-    pyodide_build.tests
-
-[options.package_data]
-pyodide_build.tools =
-    *.ini
-pyodide_build.tools.cmake.Modules.Platform =
-    *.cmake