diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 576ba958..88df906e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,36 @@
+[project]
+name = "pygeoprocessing"
+description = "PyGeoprocessing: Geoprocessing routines for GIS"
+requires-python = ">=3.6"
+license = {file = "LICENSE.txt"}
+maintainers = [
+    {name = "Natural Capital Project Software Team"}
+]
+keywords = ['gis', 'geoprocessing', 'pygeoprocessing']
+classifiers = [
+    'Intended Audience :: Developers',
+    'Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable',
+    'Intended Audience :: Science/Research',
+    'Natural Language :: English',
+    'Operating System :: MacOS :: MacOS X',
+    'Operating System :: Microsoft',
+    'Operating System :: POSIX',
+    'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8',
+    'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9',
+    'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10',
+    'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11',
+    'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12',
+    'Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPython',
+    'Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: GIS',
+    'License :: OSI Approved :: BSD License'
+]
+# the version is provided dynamically by setuptools_scm
+# `dependencies` and `optional-dependencies` are provided by setuptools
+# using the corresponding setup args `install_requires` and `extras_require`
+# `readme` is provided by setuptools using the corresponding setup arg `long_description`
+dynamic = ["version", "dependencies", "optional-dependencies", "readme"]
+
+
 [build-system]
 # these are the minimum packages needed in order to execute the pygeoprocessing build.
 # Setuptools, wheel are from pep508.
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 78d517ab..a83fc6bf 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 """setup.py module for PyGeoprocessing."""
 import platform
 
-from Cython.Build import cythonize
 import numpy
+from Cython.Build import cythonize
 from setuptools import setup
 from setuptools.extension import Extension
 
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@
     description="PyGeoprocessing: Geoprocessing routines for GIS",
     long_description=LONG_DESCRIPTION,
     long_description_content_type='text/x-rst',
-    maintainer='James Douglass',
-    maintainer_email='jdouglass@stanford.edu',
     url='https://github.com/natcap/pygeoprocessing',
     packages=[
         'pygeoprocessing',
@@ -44,24 +42,6 @@
     install_requires=_REQUIREMENTS,
     license='BSD',
     zip_safe=False,
-    keywords='gis pygeoprocessing',
-    classifiers=[
-        'Intended Audience :: Developers',
-        'Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable',
-        'Intended Audience :: Science/Research',
-        'Natural Language :: English',
-        'Operating System :: MacOS :: MacOS X',
-        'Operating System :: Microsoft',
-        'Operating System :: POSIX',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPython',
-        'Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: GIS',
-        'License :: OSI Approved :: BSD License'
-    ],
     ext_modules=cythonize([
         Extension(
             name="pygeoprocessing.routing.routing",