diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b1caaf8a8..6eb84927e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ packrat/lib*/
 dist/
 SEIR.egg-info/
 Outcomes.egg-info/
-venv/
+*venv*/
 .venv/
 
 # R package manuals
diff --git a/flepimop/gempyor_pkg/pyproject.toml b/flepimop/gempyor_pkg/pyproject.toml
index 374b58cbf..6f90e1053 100644
--- a/flepimop/gempyor_pkg/pyproject.toml
+++ b/flepimop/gempyor_pkg/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,58 @@
 [build-system]
-requires = [
-    "setuptools>=42",
-    "wheel"
-]
+requires = ["setuptools>=61.0", "wheel"]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+
+[project]
+authors = [
+    {name = "Joseph Lemaitre", email = "jo.lemaitresamra@gmail.com"},
+    {name = "Joshua Kaminsky and others"},
+]
+classifiers = [
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
+    "License :: OSI Approved :: GNU General Public License v3 or later (GPLv3+)",
+    "Operating System :: OS Independent",
+]
+description = "Generic epidemic compartmental modeling pipelines with interventions and outcome reporting."
+dependencies = [
+    "click>=8.1.7",
+    "confuse",
+    "dask[dataframe]",
+    "emcee",
+    "graphviz",
+    "h5py",
+    "matplotlib",
+    "numba>=0.53.1",
+    "numpy",
+    "pandas",
+    "pyarrow",
+    "scipy",
+    "seaborn",
+    "sympy",
+    "tqdm",
+    "xarray",
+]
+name = "gempyor"
+readme = "README.md"
+requires-python = ">=3.10,<3.12"
+version = "2.1"
+
+[project.optional-dependencies]
+aws = ["boto3", "botocore"]
+test = ["pytest", "mock"]
+
+[project.urls]
+Homepage = "https://www.flepimop.org/"
+Issues = "https://github.com/HopkinsIDD/flepiMoP/issues"
+
+[project.scripts]
+flepimop = "gempyor.cli:cli"
+flepimop-calibrate = "gempyor.calibrate:calibrate"
+gempyor-simulate = "gempyor.simulate:_deprecated_simulate"
+
+[tool.setuptools]
+package-dir = {"" = "src"}
+include-package-data = false
+
+[tool.setuptools.packages.find]
+where = ["src"]
+namespaces = false
diff --git a/flepimop/gempyor_pkg/setup.cfg b/flepimop/gempyor_pkg/setup.cfg
deleted file mode 100644
index b79955d62..000000000
--- a/flepimop/gempyor_pkg/setup.cfg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
-[metadata]
-name = gempyor
-version = 2.1
-author = Joseph Lemaitre, Joshua kaminski and others
-author_email = jo.lemaitresamra@gmail.com, jkaminsky@jhu.edu
-description = General Epidemics Modeling Pipeline with Yterventions and Outcome Reporting, GEMPYOR: a large scale infectious disease dynamics model with configurable compartmental graph structure and interventions. Simulate metapopulation spread and health outcomes.
-long_description = file: README.md
-long_description_content_type = text/markdown
-url = https://github.com/HopkinsIDD/flepiMoP
-project_urls =
-    Bug Tracker = https://github.com/HopkinsIDD/flepiMoP/issues
-classifiers =
-    Programming Language :: Python :: 3
-    License :: OSI Approved :: GNU General Public License v3 or later (GPLv3+)
-    Operating System :: OS Independent
-
-[options]
-package_dir =
-    = src
-packages = find:
-python_requires = >=3.7
-install_requires =
-    numba >=0.53.1
-    pandas
-    numpy
-    seaborn
-    tqdm
-    matplotlib
-    xarray
-    emcee
-    click >= 8.1.7
-    confuse
-    pyarrow
-    sympy
-    dask
-    scipy
-    graphviz
-
-# see https://stackoverflow.com/questions/58826164/dependencies-requirements-for-setting-up-testing-and-installing-a-python-lib
-# installed for pip install -e ".[test]"
-[options.extras_require]  
-test =
-    pytest
-    mock
-aws =
-    boto3
-    botocore
-
-[options.entry_points]
-console_scripts =
-    flepimop = gempyor.cli:cli
-    gempyor-simulate = gempyor.simulate:_deprecated_simulate
-    flepimop-calibrate = gempyor.calibrate:calibrate
-
-[options.packages.find]
-where = src
-