diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-python.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish-python.yaml
index 5c5be3f..df90a97 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-python.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-python.yaml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: "Configure Git safe directory"
-        run: git config --global --add safe.directory /__w/bdkpython/bdkpython
+        run: git config --global --add safe.directory /__w/bdk-python/bdk-python
 
       - name: "Install Rust 1.84.1"
         uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
@@ -38,15 +38,18 @@ jobs:
       - name: "Generate bdk.py and binaries"
         run: bash ./scripts/generate-linux.sh
 
+      - name: "Install build"
+        run: pip install build
+
       - name: "Build wheel"
         # Specifying the plat-name argument is necessary to build a wheel with the correct name,
         # see issue #350 for more information
-        run: ${PYBIN}/python setup.py bdist_wheel --plat-name manylinux_2_28_x86_64 --verbose
+        run: ${PYBIN}/python -m build --wheel --config-setting=--build-option=--plat-name=manylinux_2_28_x86_64 --verbose
 
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: bdkpython-manylinux_2_28_x86_64-${{ matrix.python }}
-          path: /home/runner/work/bdkpython/bdkpython/dist/*.whl
+          path: /home/runner/work/bdk-python/bdk-python/dist/*.whl
 
   build-macos-arm64-wheels:
     name: "Build macOS arm64 wheel"
@@ -73,17 +76,20 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: "Generate bdk.py and binaries"
         run: bash ./scripts/generate-macos-arm64.sh
+      
+      - name: "Install build"
+        run: pip3 install build
 
       - name: "Build wheel"
         # Specifying the plat-name argument is necessary to build a wheel with the correct name,
         # see issue #350 for more information
-        run: python3 setup.py bdist_wheel --plat-name macosx_11_0_arm64 --verbose
+        run: python3 -m build --wheel --config-setting=--build-option=--plat-name=macosx_11_0_arm64 --verbose
 
       - name: "Upload artifacts"
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: bdkpython-macos-arm64-${{ matrix.python }}
-          path: /Users/runner/work/bdkpython/bdkpython/dist/*.whl
+          path: /Users/runner/work/bdk-python/bdk-python/dist/*.whl
 
   build-macos-x86_64-wheels:
     name: "Build macOS x86_64 wheel"
@@ -111,15 +117,18 @@ jobs:
       - name: "Generate bdk.py and binaries"
         run: bash ./scripts/generate-macos-x86_64.sh
 
+      - name: "Install build"
+        run: pip3 install build
+
       - name: "Build wheel"
         # Specifying the plat-name argument is necessary to build a wheel with the correct name,
         # see issue #350 for more information
-        run: python3 setup.py bdist_wheel --plat-name macosx_11_0_x86_64 --verbose
+        run: python3 -m build --wheel --config-setting=--build-option=--plat-name=macosx_11_0_x86_64 --verbose
 
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: bdkpython-macos-x86_64-${{ matrix.python }}
-          path: /Users/runner/work/bdkpython/bdkpython/dist/*.whl
+          path: /Users/runner/work/bdk-python/bdk-python/dist/*.whl
 
   build-windows-wheels:
     name: "Build Windows wheel"
@@ -146,14 +155,17 @@ jobs:
       - name: "Generate bdk.py and binaries"
         run: bash ./scripts/generate-windows.sh
 
+      - name: "Install build"
+        run: pip install build
+
       - name: "Build wheel"
-        run: python setup.py bdist_wheel --verbose
+        run: python -m build --wheel --verbose
 
       - name: "Upload artifacts"
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: bdkpython-win-${{ matrix.python }}
-          path: D:\a\bdkpython\bdkpython\dist\*.whl
+          path: D:\a\bdk-python\bdk-python\dist\*.whl
 
   publish-pypi:
     name: "Publish on PyPI"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-python.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-python.yaml
index 12bb9f6..2477a7e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-python.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-python.yaml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: "Configure Git safe directory"
-        run: git config --global --add safe.directory /__w/bdkpython/bdkpython
+        run: git config --global --add safe.directory /__w/bdk-python/bdk-python
 
       - name: "Install Rust 1.84.1"
         uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
@@ -41,10 +41,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: "Generate bdk.py and binaries"
         run: bash ./scripts/generate-linux.sh
 
+      - name: "Install build"
+        run: ${PYBIN}/pip install build
+
       - name: "Build wheel"
-        # Specifying the plat-name argument is necessary to build a wheel with the correct name,
-        # see issue #350 for more information
-        run: ${PYBIN}/python setup.py bdist_wheel --plat-name manylinux_2_28_x86_64 --verbose
+        run: ${PYBIN}/python -m build --wheel --config-setting=--build-option=--plat-name=manylinux_2_28_x86_64 --verbose
 
       - name: "Install wheel"
         run: ${PYBIN}/pip install ./dist/*.whl
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: bdkpython-manylinux_2_28_x86_64-${{ matrix.python }}
-          path: /home/runner/work/bdkpython/bdkpython/dist/*.whl
+          path: /home/runner/work/bdk-python/bdk-python/dist/*.whl
 
   build-macos-arm64-wheels:
     name: "Build and test macOS arm64 wheels"
@@ -84,10 +85,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: "Generate bdk.py and binaries"
         run: bash ./scripts/generate-macos-arm64.sh
 
+      - name: "Install build"
+        run: pip3 install build
+
       - name: "Build wheel"
         # Specifying the plat-name argument is necessary to build a wheel with the correct name,
         # see issue #350 for more information
-        run: python3 setup.py bdist_wheel --plat-name macosx_11_0_arm64 --verbose
+        run: python3 -m build --wheel --config-setting=--build-option=--plat-name=macosx_11_0_arm64 --verbose
 
       # You can't install the arm64 wheel on the CI, so we skip these steps and simply test that the wheel builds
       # - name: "Install wheel and run tests"
@@ -99,7 +103,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: bdkpython-macos-arm64-${{ matrix.python }}
-          path: /Users/runner/work/bdkpython/bdkpython/dist/*.whl
+          path: /Users/runner/work/bdk-python/bdk-python/dist/*.whl
 
   build-macos-x86_64-wheels:
     name: "Build and test macOS x86_64 wheels"
@@ -126,10 +130,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: "Generate bdk.py and binaries"
         run: bash ./scripts/generate-macos-x86_64.sh
 
+      - name: "Install build"
+        run: pip3 install build
+
       - name: "Build wheel"
-        # Specifying the plat-name argument is necessary to build a wheel with the correct name,
-        # see issue #350 for more information
-        run: python3 setup.py bdist_wheel --plat-name macosx_11_0_x86_64 --verbose
+        run: python3 -m build --wheel --config-setting=--build-option=--plat-name=macosx_11_0_x86_64 --verbose
 
       - name: "Install wheel"
         run: pip3 install ./dist/*.whl
@@ -141,7 +146,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: bdkpython-macos-x86_64-${{ matrix.python }}
-          path: /Users/runner/work/bdkpython/bdkpython/dist/*.whl
+          path: /Users/runner/work/bdk-python/bdk-python/dist/*.whl
 
   build-windows-wheels:
     name: "Build and test Windows wheels"
@@ -169,17 +174,20 @@ jobs:
       - name: "Generate bdk.py and binaries"
         run: bash ./scripts/generate-windows.sh
 
+      - name: "Install build"
+        run: pip install build
+
       - name: "Build wheel"
-        run: python setup.py bdist_wheel --verbose
+        run: python -m build --wheel --verbose
 
       - name: "Upload artifact test"
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: bdkpython-windows-${{ matrix.python }}
-          path: D:\a\bdkpython\bdkpython\dist\*.whl
+          path: D:\a\bdk-python\bdk-python\dist\*.whl
 
       - name: "Install dependencies"
-        run: Get-ChildItem 'D:\a\bdkpython\bdkpython\dist\*.whl' | ForEach-Object {pip install $_.FullName}
+        run: Get-ChildItem 'D:\a\bdk-python\bdk-python\dist\*.whl' | ForEach-Object {pip install $_.FullName}
         shell: powershell
 
       - name: "Run tests"
@@ -197,7 +205,7 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: "Configure Git safe directory"
-        run: git config --global --add safe.directory /__w/bdkpython/bdkpython
+        run: git config --global --add safe.directory /__w/bdk-python/bdk-python
 
       - name: "Install Ruff"
         run: curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/ruff/install.sh | sh
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3e3be44..5ffdc79 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,8 +21,12 @@ This repository uses the bdk-ffi repository as a git submodule. Here are useful
 
 ```sh
 source .localpythonenv/bin/activate
+
 bash scripts/generate-macos-arm64.sh
-python3 setup.py bdist_wheel
+
+python3 -m build --wheel --outdir dist --verbose 
+
 pip3 install ./dist/bdkpython-<yourversion>.whl --force-reinstall
+
 python3 -m unittest --verbose
 ```
diff --git a/justfile b/justfile
index 94deda6..e2f1344 100644
--- a/justfile
+++ b/justfile
@@ -16,6 +16,16 @@ clean:
   rm -rf ./build/
   rm -rf ./dist/
 
+[group("Build")]
+[doc("Build the wheel using pyproject.toml (modern build system).")]
+build:
+  python3 -m build --wheel --verbose
+
+[group("Build")]
+[doc("Install the wheel locally (force reinstall).")]
+install:
+  pip3 install dist/bdkpython-*.whl --force-reinstall
+
 [group("Submodule")]
 [doc("Initialize bdk-ffi submodule to committed hash.")]
 submodule-init:
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 2012f16..ea973f1 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,36 @@
 [build-system]
-requires = ["setuptools", "wheel", "setuptools-rust"]
+requires = ["setuptools", "wheel"]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+
+[project]
+name = "bdkpython"
+version = "2.1.0.dev0"
+description = "The Python language bindings for the Bitcoin Development Kit"
+readme = "README.md"
+requires-python = ">=3.7"
+license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
+license-files = ["LICENSE-MIT", "LICENSE-APACHE"]
+authors = [
+    { name = "Bitcoin Dev Kit Developers", email = "dev@bitcoindevkit.org" }
+]
+keywords = ["bitcoin", "bdk", "wallet", "ffi", "rust"]
+classifiers = [
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
+    "Operating System :: OS Independent",
+]
+
+[project.urls]
+Homepage = "https://github.com/bitcoindevkit"
+Repository = "https://github.com/bitcoindevkit/bdk-python"
+
+[tool.setuptools]
+include-package-data = true
+
+[tool.setuptools.packages.find]
+where = ["src"]
+
+[tool.setuptools.package-data]
+bdkpython = ["libbdkffi.*"]
 
 [tool.pytest.ini_options]
-pythonpath = [
-  "."
-]
\ No newline at end of file
+pythonpath = ["."]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index de2e59b..4f49921 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ semantic-version==2.9.0
 typing_extensions==4.0.1
 setuptools==75.3.2
 wheel==0.38.4
+build==1.3.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 9ba7fce..c925d6d 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,35 +1,7 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-
 from setuptools import setup
 
-LONG_DESCRIPTION = """# bdkpython
-The Python language bindings for the [Bitcoin Dev Kit](https://github.com/bitcoindevkit).
-
-## Install the package
-```shell
-pip install bdkpython
-```
-
-## Simple example
-```python
-from bdkpython import Wallet
-```
-"""
-
 setup(
-    name="bdkpython",
-    version="2.1.0.dev0",
-    description="The Python language bindings for the Bitcoin Development Kit",
-    long_description=LONG_DESCRIPTION,
-    long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
-    include_package_data = True,
-    zip_safe=False,
-    packages=["bdkpython"],
-    package_dir={"bdkpython": "./src/bdkpython"},
-    url="https://github.com/bitcoindevkit/bdkpython",
-    author="Bitcoin Dev Kit Developers <dev@bitcoindevkit.org>",
-    license="MIT or Apache 2.0",
     # This is required to ensure the library name includes the python version, abi, and platform tags
     # See issue #350 for more information
     has_ext_modules=lambda: True,
-)
+)
\ No newline at end of file