diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 6773128..b67393f 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 [build-system]
-requires = ["setuptools", "setuptools-scm"]
-build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
-
-[tool.setuptools.packages.find]
-exclude = ["htmlcov"] # Exclude the coverage report file from setuptools package finder
+requires = [
+  "hatch-vcs",
+  "hatchling",
+]
+build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "wsimod"
 description = "WSIMOD is for simulating water quality and quantity"
 readme = "README.md"
-version = "0.4.0"
+dynamic = [ "version"]
 license = {file = "LICENSE"}
 authors = [
     { name = "Barnaby Dobson", email = "b.dobson@imperial.ac.uk" },
@@ -61,6 +61,21 @@ doc = [
     "wsimod[demos]"
 ]
 
+[tool.hatch.build]
+# Exclude specific files and folders (e.g., `htmlcov` for coverage report)
+exclude = ["htmlcov"]
+
+[tool.hatch.metadata]
+license = "BSD-3-clause"                                 # Or your primary license name
+license-files = [ "LICENSE"]
+
+[tool.hatch.version]
+source = "vcs"
+
+[tool.hatch.build.hooks.vcs]
+version-file = "_version.py"
+
+
 [tool.pytest.ini_options]
 addopts = "-v -p no:warnings --cov=wsimod --cov-report=html"