diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/python-tests.yml
index 2c467c5..d8defd5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-tests.yml
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ on:
     - cron: 53 3 * * 0
 
 jobs:
-  build:
-
+  tests:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 533ef3c..dd49f76 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -15,4 +15,5 @@ dist/
 docs/_build
 htmlcov/
 output/
+sigal/version.py
 tags
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d09a82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[build-system]
+requires = ["setuptools>=42", "wheel", "setuptools_scm[toml]>=3.4"]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+
+[tool.setuptools_scm]
+write_to = "sigal/version.py"
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index aea490c..f9ae955 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ zip_safe = False
 include_package_data = True
 packages = find:
 python_requires = >=3.6
-setup_requires =
-    setuptools_scm
 install_requires =
     blinker
     click
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 6efdcc1..8bf1ba9 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,8 +1,2 @@
-import sys
-
 from setuptools import setup
-
-if sys.version_info[:2] < (3, 6):
-    sys.exit('Sigal supports Python 3.6+ only')
-
-setup(use_scm_version=True)
+setup()