diff --git a/python/olm/__version__.py b/python/olm/__version__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index a3144ae..0000000
--- a/python/olm/__version__.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-__title__ = "python-olm"
-__description__ = ("python CFFI bindings for the olm "
-                   "cryptographic ratchet library")
-__url__ = "https://gitlab.matrix.org/matrix-org/olm/-/tree/master/python"
-__version__ = "3.2.15"
-__author__ = "Damir Jelić"
-__author_email__ = "poljar@termina.org.uk"
-__license__ = "Apache 2.0"
-__copyright__ = "Copyright 2018-2019 Damir Jelić, 2019-2023 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C."
diff --git a/python/pyproject.toml b/python/pyproject.toml
index 3416456..1db7b7d 100644
--- a/python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,14 +1,22 @@
+[build-system]
+requires = ["setuptools", "cffi>=1.0.0"]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+
 [project]
 name = "python-olm"
 version = "3.2.15"
 description = "python CFFI bindings for the olm cryptographic ratchet library"
 authors = [{name = "Damir Jelić", email = "poljar@termina.org.uk"}]
+license = {text = "Apache-2.0"}
+readme = "README.md"
 classifiers = [
     "License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License",
     "Topic :: Communications",
 ]
 dependencies = ["cffi>=1.0.0"]
 
-[build-system]
-requires = ["setuptools", "cffi>=1.0.0"]
-build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+[project.urls]
+homepage = "https://gitlab.matrix.org/matrix-org/olm/-/tree/master/python"
+
+[tool.setuptools]
+packages = [ "olm" ]
diff --git a/python/setup.cfg b/python/setup.cfg
index d10b7e4..1be5f25 100644
--- a/python/setup.cfg
+++ b/python/setup.cfg
@@ -3,6 +3,3 @@ testpaths = tests
 flake8-ignore =
     olm/*.py F401
     tests/*.py W503
-
-[coverage:run]
-omit=olm/__version__.py
diff --git a/python/setup.py b/python/setup.py
index 3314b8a..4f52965 100644
--- a/python/setup.py
+++ b/python/setup.py
@@ -1,33 +1,6 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-
-import os
-from codecs import open
-
 from setuptools import setup
 
-here = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
-
-about = {}
-with open(os.path.join(here, "olm", "__version__.py"), "r", "utf-8") as f:
-    exec(f.read(), about)
-
 setup(
-    name=about["__title__"],
-    version=about["__version__"],
-    description=about["__description__"],
-    author=about["__author__"],
-    author_email=about["__author_email__"],
-    url=about["__url__"],
-    license=about["__license__"],
-    packages=["olm"],
-    setup_requires=["cffi>=1.0.0"],
-    cffi_modules=["olm_build.py:ffibuilder"],
-    install_requires=[
-        "cffi>=1.0.0",
-        "typing;python_version<'3.5'"
-    ],
-    zip_safe=False,
-    package_data={
-        "olm": ["py.typed"]
-    }
+    cffi_modules=["olm_build.py:ffibuilder"]
 )