diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1d164cd..7ce48d0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,12 +1,4 @@
-# python stuff
 __pycache__/
-
-# venv stuff
-bin/
-include/
-lib/
-lib64
-pyvenv.cfg
-
-# mypy stuff
-.mypy_cache/
+*.egg-info/
+/.mypy_cache/
+/.venv/
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 60cfd94..8df3702 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ## Next version
 
 - update websockets dependency
+- switch to pyproject.toml style setuptools config
 
 ## 1.1.5 (2020-01-26)
 
diff --git a/examples/echo/.gitignore b/examples/echo/.gitignore
index f69b963..da78a19 100644
--- a/examples/echo/.gitignore
+++ b/examples/echo/.gitignore
@@ -1,15 +1,3 @@
-# python stuff
-__pycache__/
-
-# venv stuff
-bin/
-include/
-lib/
-lib64
-pyvenv.cfg
-
-# bot stuff
-#
 # These files are ignored because they may contain sensitive information you
 # wouldn't want in your repo. If you need to have a config file in your repo,
 # store a bot.conf.default with default settings.
diff --git a/setup.py b/pyproject.toml
similarity index 78%
rename from setup.py
rename to pyproject.toml
index 8de8af1..dbb7c7e 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
-from setuptools import setup
+[build-system]
+requires = ["setuptools"]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
-setup(
-        name="yaboli",
-        version="1.1.5",
-        packages=["yaboli"],
-        install_requires=["websockets >=10.3, <11"],
-)
+[project]
+name = "yaboli"
+version = "1.1.5"
+dependencies = [
+	"websockets >=10.3, <11"
+]
 
 # When updating the version, also:
 # - update the README.md installation instructions