diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 159ce13b3fff..23cee2905d8a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools six wheel
-          python -m pip install pytest-cov -r requirements.txt
+          python -m pip install ".[dev]"  # --editable
       - name: Run tests
         run: pytest --ignore=project_euler/ --ignore=scripts/validate_solutions.py --cov-report=term-missing:skip-covered --cov=. .
       - if: ${{ success() }}
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 004def5e4e8b..6ce6dbb5588d 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ repos:
       - id: end-of-file-fixer
         types: [python]
       - id: trailing-whitespace
-      - id: requirements-txt-fixer
 
   - repo: https://github.com/MarcoGorelli/auto-walrus
     rev: v0.2.1
@@ -75,6 +74,11 @@ repos:
               project_euler/problem_022/p022_names.txt
           )$
 
+  - repo: https://github.com/abravalheri/validate-pyproject
+    rev: v0.10.1
+    hooks:
+      - id: validate-pyproject
+
   - repo: local
     hooks:
       - id: validate-filenames
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 410e7655b2b5..c5ec0788668f 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,53 @@
+[build-system]
+requires = ["setuptools ~= 65.5", "wheel"]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+
+[project]
+name = "python-algorithms"
+description = "All algorithms implemented in Python"
+version = "1.0.0"
+
+authors = [
+    { name = "Christian Clauss", email = "cclauss@me.com" },
+    { name = "Dhruv Manilawala", email = "dhruvmanila@gmail.com" },
+    { name = "John Law", email = "johnlaw.po@gmail.com" }
+]
+
+dependencies = [
+    "beautifulsoup4",
+    "fake_useragent",
+    "keras",
+    "lxml",
+    "matplotlib",
+    "numpy",
+    "opencv-python",
+    "pandas",
+    "pillow",
+    "projectq",
+    "qiskit",
+    "requests",
+    "rich",
+    "scikit-fuzzy",
+    "sklearn",
+    "statsmodels",
+    "sympy",
+    "tensorflow",
+    "texttable",
+    "tweepy",
+    "xgboost",
+    "yulewalker"
+]
+
+[project.optional-dependencies]
+dev = [
+    "pre-commit",
+    "pytest",
+    "pytest-cov"
+]
+
+[tool.setuptools]
+packages = [ ]
+
 [tool.pytest.ini_options]
 markers = [
     "mat_ops: mark a test as utilizing matrix operations.",
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 9ffe784c945d..000000000000
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-beautifulsoup4
-fake_useragent
-keras
-lxml
-matplotlib
-numpy
-opencv-python
-pandas
-pillow
-projectq
-qiskit
-requests
-rich
-scikit-fuzzy
-sklearn
-statsmodels
-sympy
-tensorflow
-texttable
-tweepy
-xgboost
-yulewalker