diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1389d3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+[project]
+name = "pydar"
+version = "1.3.3"
+authors = [
+  { name="Cora Schneck", email="cyschneck@gmail.com" },
+  { name="Una Schneck", email="ugschneck@gmail.com" }
+]
+
+description = "A Python package to access, download, view, and manipulate Cassini RADAR images"
+readme = "README.md"
+license = {file = "LICENSE"}
+requires-python = ">=3.10"
+
+dependencies = [
+    "beautifulsoup4",
+    "matplotlib",
+    "pandas",
+    "pdr",
+    "pyproj",
+    "rasterio",
+    "urllib3"
+]
+
+[project.optional-dependencies]
+dev = [
+    "pytest",
+    "pre-commit"
+]
+
+classifiers = [
+    "Development Status :: 4 - Beta",
+    "Intended Audience :: Developers",
+    "Intended Audience :: Education",
+    "Intended Audience :: Science/Research",
+    "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
+    "Programming Language :: Python",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
+    "Intended Audience :: Education",
+    "Intended Audience :: Science/Research",
+    "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Physics",
+    "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Image Processing",
+    "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Visualization",
+    "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Astronomy"
+]
+
+keywords = ["geophysics", "python", "astronomy", "nasa", "radar", "planetary-science", "cassini", "jpl"]
+
+[project.urls]
+Repository = "https://github.com/unaschneck/pydar"
+Issues = "https://github.com/unaschneck/pydar/issues"
+
+[build-system]
+requires = ["setuptools"]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+
+[tool.setuptools]
+include-package-data = true
+
+[tool.setuptools.packages.find]
+where = ["."]
+include = ["pydar"]
+exclude = ["pydar/pytests*"]
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index e5666ef..b36271e 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,55 +1,5 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Python Legacy, transitioned to pyproject.toml
 
-# Python Package Setup
-from setuptools import setup, find_namespace_packages
+from setuptools import setup
 
-VERSION="1.3.3"
-DESCRIPTION="A Python package to access, download, view, and manipulate Cassini RADAR images"
-
-with open("README.md", "r") as f:
-	long_description_readme = f.read()
-
-setup(
-	name="pydar",
-	version=VERSION,
-	description=DESCRIPTION,
-	long_description=long_description_readme,
-	long_description_content_type='text/markdown',
-	url="https://github.com/unaschneck/pydar",
-	download_url=f"https://github.com/unaschneck/pydar/archive/refs/tags/v{VERSION}.tar.gz",
-	author="Una Schneck (unaschneck), Cora Schneck (cyschneck)",
-	keywords=["geophysics", "python", "astronomy", "nasa", "radar", "planetary-science", "cassini", "jpl"],
-	license="MIT",
-	classifiers=[
-		"Development Status :: 4 - Beta",
-		"Intended Audience :: Developers",
-		"Intended Audience :: Education",
-		"Intended Audience :: Science/Research",
-		"License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
-		"Programming Language :: Python",
-		"Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
-		"Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
-		"Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
-		"Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
-		"Intended Audience :: Education",
-		"Intended Audience :: Science/Research",
-		"Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Physics",
-		"Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Image Processing",
-		"Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Visualization",
-		"Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Astronomy"
-	],
-	packages=find_namespace_packages(include=['pydar', 'pydar.*'],
-        exclude=['pydar.pytests']),
-	include_package_data=True,
-	install_requires=[
-			"beautifulsoup4",
-			"matplotlib",
-			"pandas",
-			"pdr",
-			"pyproj",
-			"pytest",
-			"rasterio",
-			"urllib3"
-			],
-	python_requires='>=3.10'
-)
+setup()