diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index e338aa6..55b358e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -36,13 +36,14 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-python@v2
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.pythonversion }}
+      - uses: extractions/setup-just@v3
       - name: install dependencies
-        run: "python -m pip install -r requirements-tests.txt -e ."
+        run: just install
       - name: lint with flake8
-        run: flake8 pystalk/ tests/
+        run: venv/bin/flake8 pystalk/ tests/
       - name: test with pytest
-        run: pytest --cov=pystalk/ --cov-report=term-missing --cov-fail-under=60 tests/
+        run: venv/bin/pytest --cov=pystalk/ --cov-report=term-missing --cov-fail-under=60 tests/
         env:
           BEANSTALKD_PATH: ~/beanstalks/beanstalkd
       - name: check mypy
-        run: mypy pystalk/ tests/
+        run: venv/bin/mypy pystalk/ tests/
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3508974
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+name: release
+
+on:
+  release:
+    types: [published]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
+      - uses: extractions/setup-just@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v7
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.14'
+      - name: Build package
+        run: just install build
+      - name: Publish to PyPi
+        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
+        with:
+          password: ${{ secrets.PYPI_API_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Upload assets to release
+        uses: AButler/upload-release-assets@v3.0.1
+        with:
+          files: 'dist/*'
+          repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
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diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 24396df..647c58c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 *.egg-info
 .cache/
 venv/
+.venv/
 .tox
 test-*.xml
 .coverage
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1bc94ae..06e3152 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -135,10 +135,8 @@ Pretty straightforward. Develop in branches, send PRs, land on master. All tests
 ### Releasing a new version
 
    1. Land all requisite changes
-   1. Bump the version in `setup.py` and `pystalk/__init__.py` to the stable version (e.g., `0.2`)
+   1. Bump the version in `pystalk/__init__.py` to the stable version (e.g., `0.9.0`)
    1. Update [`CHANGES.rst`](docs/source/CHANGES.rst) with the changes and the new version number
-   1. Update [`conf.py`](docs/source/conf.py) with the new version number
-   1. Commit
-   1. Tag the version (e.g., `git tag -s pystalk-0.2`)
-   1. Push up to Github
-   1. Upload to PyPI with `python setup.py sdist upload`
+   1. Commit and push up to Github
+   1. Draft a [new GitHub Release](https://github.com/EasyPost/pystalk/releases/new), targeting a new tag matching the version (e.g., `0.9.0`)
+   1. Publishing the release triggers the `release` GitHub Actions workflow, which builds the sdist/wheel and publishes them to PyPI automatically
diff --git a/justfile b/justfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a24010b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/justfile
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# Install the project and build its dependencies.
+install:
+    python -m venv venv
+    venv/bin/pip install -e '.[dev]'
+
+# build sdist and wheel into dist/
+build:
+    venv/bin/pip install build
+    venv/bin/python -m build
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..827c6db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+[build-system]
+requires = ["setuptools>=61", "wheel"]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+
+[project]
+name = "pystalk"
+description = "An extremely simple Python client for beanstalkd"
+dynamic = ["version"]
+readme = "README.md"
+requires-python = ">=3.6, <4"
+license = { file = "LICENSE.txt" }
+authors = [{ name = "EasyPost", email = "oss@easypost.com" }]
+dependencies = [
+    "PyYAML>=3.0",
+    "attrs>=19.2",
+    "six",
+]
+classifiers = [
+    "Development Status :: 4 - Beta",
+    "Environment :: Console",
+    "Programming Language :: Python",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
+    "Intended Audience :: System Administrators",
+    "Operating System :: OS Independent",
+    "Topic :: Database",
+    "License :: OSI Approved :: ISC License (ISCL)",
+]
+[project.optional-dependencies]
+dev = [
+    "flake8",
+    "mock",
+    "mypy==0.971",
+    "pytest==7.*",
+    "pytest-cov==3.*",
+    "pytest-mock==3.*",
+    "types-PyYAML",
+    "types-six",
+]
+docs = [
+    "PyYAML>=3.0",
+    "sphinx",
+    "sphinx-autobuild",
+]
+
+[project.urls]
+Source = "https://github.com/easypost/pystalk"
+
+[tool.setuptools.dynamic]
+version = { attr = "pystalk.__version__" }
+
+[tool.setuptools.packages.find]
+exclude = ["tests", "tests.*"]
diff --git a/requirements-docs.txt b/requirements-docs.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 35533e9..0000000
--- a/requirements-docs.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-PyYAML>=3.0
-sphinx
-sphinx-autobuild
diff --git a/requirements-tests.txt b/requirements-tests.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index c86346e..0000000
--- a/requirements-tests.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-pytest==7.*
-pytest-cov==3.*
-pytest-mock==3.*
-mock
-flake8
-mypy==0.971
-types-PyYAML
-types-six
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 3b24772..0000000
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-PyYAML>=3.0
-attrs>=19.2
-six
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
deleted file mode 100644
index a823f59..0000000
--- a/setup.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-import os.path
-
-from setuptools import find_packages, setup
-
-project_root = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
-
-install_requires = []
-with open(os.path.join(project_root, "requirements.txt"), "r") as f:
-    for line in f:
-        install_requires.append(line.rstrip())
-
-
-with open(os.path.join(project_root, "README.md"), encoding="utf-8") as f:
-    long_description = f.read()
-
-
-setup(
-    name="pystalk",
-    version="0.7.0",
-    author="EasyPost",
-    author_email="oss@easypost.com",
-    url="https://github.com/easypost/pystalk",
-    description="Very simple beanstalkd client",
-    long_description=long_description,
-    long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
-    license="ISC",
-    install_requires=install_requires,
-    packages=find_packages(exclude=["tests", "tests.*"]),
-    python_requires=">=3.6, <4",
-    classifiers=[
-        "Development Status :: 4 - Beta",
-        "Environment :: Console",
-        "Programming Language :: Python",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
-        "Intended Audience :: System Administrators",
-        "Operating System :: OS Independent",
-        "Topic :: Database",
-        "License :: OSI Approved :: ISC License (ISCL)",
-    ],
-)