diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..636c2b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+[tool.poetry]
+name = "verse"
+version = "0.0.1"
+description = "Annex to prose package for TESS reporting"
+authors = ["Mathilde Timmermans"]
+license = "MIT"
+readme = "README.md"
+homepage = "https://github.com/mathtimm/verse"
+
+[tool.poetry.dependencies]
+prose = "^3.0.0"
+
+[tool.poetry.group.dev.dependencies]
+pytest = "*"
+black = "*"
+
+[tool.poetry.group.docs.dependencies]
+sphinx = "*"
+docutils = "*"
+jupyterlab = "*"
+myst-parser = "*"
+sphinx-book-theme = "^1.0.0"
+myst-nb = "*"
+sphinx-copybutton = "*"
+sphinx-design = "*"
+toml = "*"
+ipywidgets = "*"
+
+[build-system]
+requires = ["poetry-core"]
+build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
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index 53bca46..0000000
--- a/setup.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-from pathlib import Path
-from setuptools import find_packages, setup
-
-HERE = Path(__file__).parent
-README = (HERE / "README.md").read_text(encoding='utf-8')
-
-setup(
-    name="verse",
-    version="0.0.1",
-    author="Mathilde Timmermans",
-    description="Annex to prose package for TESS reporting",
-    packages=find_packages(exclude=["test"]),
-    #include_package_data = True,
-    license="MIT",
-    url="https://github.com/mathtimm/verse",
-    # entry_points="""
-    #     [console_scripts]
-    #     prose=main:cli
-    # """,
-    long_description=README,
-    long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
-    install_requires=[
-        "prose",
-        "exoplanet",
-        "pymc3",
-        "pymc3_ext",
-        "corner"
-    ],
-    extras_require={
-        'docs': [
-            "sphinx",
-            "nbsphinx",
-            "jupyter-sphinx",
-            "sphinx_rtd_theme",
-            "sphinx-copybutton",
-            "docutils",
-            "jupyterlab",
-            "myst-parser",
-            "twine",
-        ]
-    },
-    zip_safe=True,
-    classifiers=[
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
-        "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
-        "Operating System :: OS Independent",
-    ],
-)