diff --git a/.flake8 b/.flake8
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f5b214f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.flake8
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[flake8]
+count = true
+select = E9,F63,F7,F82
+show-source = true
+statistics = true
+exclude = .git,build,docs,scripts,binder
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-package.yml b/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
index e69a3f54..97a45e78 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
         pip install flake8
     - name: Lint with flake8
       run: |
-        flake8 . --count --select=E9,F63,F7,F82 --show-source --statistics
+        flake8 .
   test:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index f258dc20..e8733ad1 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
 import datetime
 from importlib import import_module
 
+import toml
+
 try:
     from sphinx_astropy.conf.v1 import *  # noqa
 except ImportError:
@@ -37,11 +39,12 @@
     sys.exit(1)
 
 # Get configuration information from setup.cfg
-from configparser import ConfigParser
-conf = ConfigParser()
+# from configparser import ConfigParser
+# conf = ConfigParser()
+# conf.read([os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '..', 'pyproject.toml')])
+# setup_cfg = dict(conf.items('metadata'))
 
-conf.read([os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '..', 'setup.cfg')])
-setup_cfg = dict(conf.items('metadata'))
+setup_cfg = toml.load("../pyproject.toml")["project"]
 
 # -- General configuration ----------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -68,9 +71,9 @@
 
 # This does not *have* to match the package name, but typically does
 project = setup_cfg['name']
-author = setup_cfg['author']
+author = setup_cfg['authors'][0]['name']
 copyright = '{0}, {1}'.format(
-    datetime.datetime.now().year, setup_cfg['author'])
+    datetime.datetime.now().year, author)
 
 # The version info for the project you're documenting, acts as replacement for
 # |version| and |release|, also used in various other places throughout the
@@ -152,7 +155,7 @@
               [author], 1)]
 
 # -- Resolving issue number to links in changelog -----------------------------
-github_issues_url = f"{setup_cfg['url']}/issues/"
+github_issues_url = setup_cfg['urls']['Tracker']
 
 # -- Turn on nitpicky mode for sphinx (to warn about references not found) ----
 #
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 706bf597..f0ee7e72 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,56 @@
 [build-system]
-requires = ["setuptools>=43.0.0", "setuptools_scm[toml]>=6.2", "wheel"]
+requires = ["setuptools >= 64", "setuptools-scm>=8"]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
+[project]
+name = "eazy"
+dynamic = ["version"]
+description = "Pythonic photo-zs"
+readme = "README.rst"
+license = {file = "LICENSE.txt"}
+requires-python = ">=3.8"
+authors = [
+    { name = "G. Brammer", email = "gbrammer@gmail.com" },
+]
+classifiers = [
+    "Development Status :: 3 - Alpha",
+    "Intended Audience :: Science/Research",
+    "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Astronomy",
+]
+dependencies = [
+    "astro-sedpy>=0.3",
+    "astropy",
+    "dust_extinction",
+    "h5py",
+    "matplotlib",
+    "numpy",
+    "peakutils",
+    "scipy<1.14",
+    "tqdm",
+    "dust_attenuation @ git+https://github.com/karllark/dust_attenuation.git",
+]
+
+[project.optional-dependencies]
+docs = [
+    "sphinx",
+    "sphinx-astropy",
+    "toml",
+]
+test = [
+    "flake8",
+    "pytest>=5.1",
+    "coverage",
+]
+
+[project.urls]
+Documentation = "https://eazy-py.readthedocs.io/"
+Homepage = "https://github.com/gbrammer/eazy-py"
+Source = "https://github.com/gbrammer/eazy-py"
+Tracker = "https://github.com/gbrammer/eazy-py/issues"
+
+[tool.setuptools]
+packages = ["eazy"]
+package-data = {eazy = ["data/*", "data/templates/*", "data/filters/*"]}
+
 [tool.setuptools_scm]
-write_to = "eazy/version.py"
+version_file = "eazy/version.py"
diff --git a/scripts/README.rst b/scripts/README.rst
index d3306440..3e97ccb3 100644
--- a/scripts/README.rst
+++ b/scripts/README.rst
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
 Some files running various parts of the eazy-py code, e.g., for generating
-templates and testing.
\ No newline at end of file
+templates and testing.
+
+*(Oct. 2024) NB:* These scripts haven't been used or tested in years and should be
+considered deprecated.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
deleted file mode 100644
index fd7aeae3..00000000
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,72 +0,0 @@
-[metadata]
-name = eazy
-author = G. Brammer
-author_email = gbrammer@gmail.com
-description = Pythonic photo-zs
-long_description = file: README.rst
-long_description_content_type = text/x-rst
-url = https://github.com/gbrammer/eazy-py
-license = MIT
-license_files = LICENSE.txt
-project_urls =
-    Documentation = https://eazy-py.readthedocs.io/
-    Source = https://github.com/gbrammer/eazy-py
-    Tracker = https://github.com/gbrammer/eazy-py/issues
-classifiers=
-    Development Status :: 3 - Alpha
-    Intended Audience :: Science/Research
-    Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Astronomy
-
-[options]
-python_requires = >=3.8
-install_requires =
-    numpy
-    scipy<1.14
-    matplotlib
-    astropy
-    peakutils
-    tqdm
-    h5py
-    astro-sedpy>=0.3
-    dust_extinction
-packages = find:
-include_package_data = True
-
-[options.extras_require]
-test =
-    pytest>=5.1
-    flake8
-docs =
-    sphinx
-    sphinx-astropy
-    dust_attenuation @ git+https://github.com/karllark/dust_attenuation.git
-
-[options.package_data]
-eazy.data =
-    *.txt
-    alpha_lyr_stis_008.fits
-    emlines_info.dat
-    zphot.param.default
-
-[build_sphinx]
-source-dir = docs
-build-dir = docs/_build
-all_files = 1
-
-[build_docs]
-source_dir = docs
-build_dir = docs/_build
-all_files = 1
-
-[upload_docs]
-upload-dir = docs/_build/html
-show-response = 1
-
-[tool:pytest]
-minversion = 5.0
-norecursedirs = eazy-photoz build docs/build
-testpaths =
-    eazy/tests
-
-[flake8]
-exclude = *parsetab.py,conftest.py,docs/conf.py,scripts/*