diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 725c84d..255174c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
-negromate.songs.egg-info
+/negromate.songs.egg-info
+/build
+/dist
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d752ca8..ecb2b58 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
 Negro Mate Songs
-==================
-
+================
 NegroMate's song database library.
+
+Install from source
+-------------------
+Instalation uses the pep517 packaging format, whichs requires pip version
+19 or newer.
+
+    pip install "pip>=19"
+    pip install .
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
deleted file mode 100644
index d3827e7..0000000
--- a/VERSION
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-1.0
diff --git a/negromate/__init__.py b/negromate/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/negromate/songs/__init__.py b/negromate/songs/__init__.py
index df3521e..8b86b57 100644
--- a/negromate/songs/__init__.py
+++ b/negromate/songs/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import logging
 
+VERSION = "1.0"
+
 
 logger = logging.getLogger("negromate.songs")
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9787c3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[build-system]
+requires = ["setuptools", "wheel"]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index fc00c75..61f2f78 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,7 +1,34 @@
 [metadata]
 # This includes the license file(s) in the wheel.
 # https://wheel.readthedocs.io/en/stable/user_guide.html#including-license-files-in-the-generated-wheel-file
-license_files = LICENSE.txt
+name = negromate.songs
+version = attr: negromate.songs.VERSION
+license-file = LICENSE.txt
+author = Ales (Shagi) Zabala Alava
+author_email = shagi@gisa-elkartea.org
+url = http://negromate.rocks
+description = NegroMate karaoke song database library
+long_description_content_type = text/markdown
+long_description = file: README.md
+license = GPLv3
+classifiers =
+    Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable
+    License :: OSI Approved :: GNU General Public License v3 or later (GPLv3+)
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3
+    Topic :: Games/Entertainment
+
+[options]
+packages = find:
+zip_safe = true
+python_requires = >= 3.4
+install_requires =
+    webvtt-py
+    asstosrt ==0.1.6
+    srt  ==1.6.0
+
+[options.entry_points]
+console_scripts =
+    negromate-songs = negromate.songs.command:main
 
 [bdist_wheel]
 # This flag says to generate wheels that support both Python 2 and Python
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 2e7dae8..0000000
--- a/setup.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-import setuptools
-from os import path
-
-here = path.abspath(path.dirname(__file__))
-
-with open(path.join(here, 'README.md'), encoding='utf-8') as f:
-    long_description = f.read()
-
-with open(path.join(here, 'VERSION'), encoding='utf-8') as f:
-    version = f.read()
-
-
-setuptools.setup(
-    name="negromate.songs",
-    version=version,
-    author="Ales (Shagi) Zabala Alava",
-    author_email="shagi@gisa-elkartea.org",
-    url="http://negromate.rocks",
-    description="NegroMate karaoke song database library",
-    long_description=long_description,
-    long_description_content_type='text/markdown',
-    packages=setuptools.find_namespace_packages(include=['negromate.*']),
-    classifiers=[
-        "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",
-        "License :: OSI Approved :: GNU General Public License v3 or later (GPLv3+)",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
-        "Topic :: Games/Entertainment",
-    ],
-    python_requires=">=3.4",
-    install_requires=[
-        "webvtt-py",
-        "asstosrt==0.1.6",
-        "srt==1.6.0",
-    ],
-    entry_points={
-        'console_scripts': [
-            'negromate-songs=negromate.songs.command:main',
-        ],
-    },
-)