diff --git a/lib/ncdata/__init__.py b/lib/ncdata/__init__.py
index 13114aa..4f1c17b 100644
--- a/lib/ncdata/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/ncdata/__init__.py
@@ -11,5 +11,6 @@
 # N.B. this file excluded from isort, as we want a specific class order for the docs
 
 from ._core import NcAttribute, NcData, NcDimension, NcVariable
+from ._version import __version__
 
-__all__ = ["NcAttribute", "NcData", "NcDimension", "NcVariable"]
+__all__ = ["NcAttribute", "NcData", "NcDimension", "NcVariable", "__version__"]
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index ce372a4..aae8f6f 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,79 @@
+[build-system]
+# Defined by PEP 518
+requires = [
+  "setuptools>=64",
+  "setuptools_scm[toml]>=7.0",
+  "wheel",
+]
+# Defined by PEP 517
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+
+[project]
+name = "ncdata"
+authors = [
+    {name = "Patrick Peglar", email = "patrick.peglar@metoffice.gov.uk"},
+]
+description = "Abstract NetCDF data objects, providing fast data transfer between analysis packages."
+requires-python = ">=3.7"
+keywords = [
+    "cf-metadata",
+    "data-analysis",
+    "netcdf",
+    "iris",
+    "xarray",
+]
+license = {text = "BSD-3-Clause"}
+classifiers = [
+    "Development Status :: 4 - Beta",
+    "Intended Audience :: Science/Research",
+    "License :: OSI Approved :: BSD License",
+    "Natural Language :: English",
+    "Operating System :: POSIX",
+    "Operating System :: POSIX :: Linux",
+    "Operating System :: Unix",
+    "Programming Language :: Python",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7",
+    "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",
+    "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering",
+]
+dynamic = [
+    "readme",
+    "version",
+]
+# Strictly, dask + netcdf are not core dependencies.
+# But almost *any* conceivable use will need them.
+# For now, this works in place of a dependencies file, so 'dependencies' is NOT dynamic.
+dependencies = ["numpy", "dask", "netCDF4"]
+
+
+[project.urls]
+Code = "https://github.com/pp-mo/ncdata"
+Discussions = "https://github.com/pp-mo/ncdata/discussions"
+Documentation = "https://ncdata.readthedocs.io"
+Issues = "https://github.com/pp-mo/ncdata/issues"
+
+
+[tool.setuptools]
+license-files = ["LICENSE"]
+
+[tool.setuptools.dynamic]
+readme = {file = "README.md", content-type = "text/markdown"}
+
+[tool.setuptools.packages.find]
+include = ["ncdata*"]
+where = ["lib"]
+
+[tool.setuptools_scm]
+version_file = "lib/ncdata/_version.py"
+local_scheme = "dirty-tag"
+version_scheme = "release-branch-semver"
+
+
 [tool.black]
 line-length = 79
 target-version = ['py310']
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
deleted file mode 100644
index fcc2fa7..0000000
--- a/setup.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-# noqa
-from setuptools import find_packages, setup
-
-setup(
-    name="ncdata",
-    version="0.0.1",
-    url="https://github.com/pp-mo/ncdata.git",
-    author="pp-mo",
-    author_email="patrick.peglar@metoffice.gov.uk",
-    description="NetCDF data interoperability between Iris and Xarray",
-    packages=find_packages(where="lib"),
-    package_dir={"": "lib"},
-    install_requires=["numpy"],
-)
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_roundtrips_ixi_xix.py b/tests/integration/test_roundtrips_ixi_xix.py
index 16384f0..61d06b0 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_roundtrips_ixi_xix.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_roundtrips_ixi_xix.py
@@ -72,14 +72,11 @@ def test_roundtrip_ixi(standard_testcase, use_irislock, adjust_chunks):
         + [
             # string dimension problem
             "ds__dtype__string",
-
             # outstanding dims-mismatch problems.
             "testing__small_theta_colpex",
-
             # coordinate attributes on mesh coordinate variables
             "testdata____unstructured_grid__data_C4",
             "testdata____ugrid__21_triangle_example",
-
             # Problem with units on time bounds
             "label_and_climate__small_FC_167",
         ]
@@ -149,7 +146,7 @@ def test_roundtrip_ixi(standard_testcase, use_irislock, adjust_chunks):
                 if len(iris_coords) != 1:
                     # Coords don't match, which is nasty!
                     # Just skip out + let the test fail
-                    break;
+                    break
                 (iris_coord,) = iris_coords
                 # Detecting differently constructed time units is awkward,
                 # because you can have unit1==unit2, but still str(unit1) != str(unit2)
@@ -176,7 +173,9 @@ def test_roundtrip_ixi(standard_testcase, use_irislock, adjust_chunks):
     if not result:
         # FOR NOW: compare with experimental ncdata comparison.
         # I know this is a bit circular, but it is useful for debugging, for now ...
-        result = compare_nc_datasets(from_iris(iris_cubes), from_iris(iris_xr_cubes))
+        result = compare_nc_datasets(
+            from_iris(iris_cubes), from_iris(iris_xr_cubes)
+        )
         assert result == []