diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+[build-system]
+requires = ["setuptools >= 77.0.3"]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+[project]
+name = "squaresdb"
+version = "0.1.20260108"
+authors = [
+  { name="SquaresDB team", email="squares-webapps@mit.edu" },
+  { name="Alex Dehnert", email="adehnert@mit.edu" },
+]
+description = "MIT Tech Squares membership app"
+readme = "README.md"
+# Mostly tested on 3.12, but Django 5.2 supports Python 3.10, so *probably* that works
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.2/releases/5.2/
+requires-python = ">=3.10"
+classifiers = [
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
+    "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",
+    "Environment :: Web Environment",
+    "Framework :: Django",
+    "Operating System :: OS Independent",
+]
+license = "MIT"
+#license-files = ["LICENSE.txt"]
+
+dependencies = [
+    # Server
+    "django~=5.2",
+    "django-reversion",
+    "django-select2",
+    "pytz", # timezone support TODO: confirm works
+    "social-auth-core[saml]>=3.0",
+    "social-auth-app-django",
+    "django-bootstrap-static>=5,<6"
+]
+
+[project.optional-dependencies]
+scripts =  ['flup'] # index.fcgi needs flup
+mysql = ['mysqlclient']
+dev = [
+    'pylint', 'pylint-django',  # lint
+    'mypy', 'django-stubs',     # type checking
+]
+doc = ['sphinx>8.2', 'sphinxcontrib-django']
+
+[project.urls]
+Homepage = "https://github.com/tech-squares/squaresdb"
+Issues = "https://github.com/tech-squares/squaresdb/issues"
+
+[tool.setuptools]
+packages = [ "squaresdb" ]
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
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--- a/setup.py
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-from distutils.core import setup
-
-setup(
-    name = "squaresdb",
-    version = "0.1.20240427",
-    packages = ["squaresdb"],
-    install_requires = [
-        # Server
-        "django~=5.1",
-        "django-reversion",
-        "django-select2",
-        "pytz", # timezone support TODO: confirm works
-        "social-auth-core[saml]>=3.0",
-        "social-auth-app-django",
-        "django-bootstrap-static>=5,<6"
-    ],
-
-    extras_require={
-        'scripts': ['flup'], # index.fcgi needs flup
-        'mysql': ['mysqlclient'],
-        'dev': [
-            'pylint', 'pylint-django',  # lint
-            'mypy', 'django-stubs',     # type checking
-        ],
-        'doc': ['sphinx>8.2', 'sphinxcontrib-django'],
-    },
-
-    author = "Tech Squares webapp team",
-    author_email = "squares-webapps@mit.edu",
-    url = "http://www.mit.edu/~tech-squares/",
-    description = 'MIT Tech Squares membership app',
-    license = "LICENSE.txt",
-
-    keywords = ["mit", ],
-    classifiers = [
-        "Programming Language :: Python",
-        "Development Status :: 1 - Planning",
-        "Environment :: Web Environment",
-        "Framework :: Django",
-    ],
-)