diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index a5689dc1..59b71797 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-        pip install setuptools wheel twine
+        pip install build twine
     - name: Build and publish
       env:
         TWINE_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.PYPI_USERNAME }}
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e5bcb308..39f90d1e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ release-test: sdist
 	twine upload --repository-url https://test.pypi.org/legacy/ dist/*
 
 sdist: clean
-	python setup.py sdist bdist_wheel
+	python -m build -d dist .
 	ls -l dist
 
 test:
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fed528d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[build-system]
+requires = ["setuptools"]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"