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..0e66687 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 `setup.py` and `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..528553e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/justfile
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# Install the project and build its dependencies.
+install:
+    python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+    python -m pip install -e . -r requirements-tests.txt
+
+# build sdist and wheel into dist/
+build:
+    python -m pip install build
+    python -m build
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b05bebe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+[build-system]
+requires = ["setuptools>=61", "wheel"]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+
+[project]
+name = "pystalk"
+description = "Beanstalkd"
+dynamic = ["version", "dependencies", "optional-dependencies"]
+readme = "README.md"
+requires-python = ">=3.6, <4"
+license = { file = "LICENSE.txt" }
+authors = [{ name = "EasyPost", email = "oss@easypost.com" }]
+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.urls]
+Source = "https://github.com/easypost/pystalk"
+
+[tool.setuptools.dynamic]
+version = { attr = "pystalk.__version__" }
+dependencies = { file = ["requirements.txt"] }
+
+[tool.setuptools.dynamic.optional-dependencies]
+dev = { file = ["requirements-tests.txt"] }
+
+[tool.setuptools.packages.find]
+exclude = ["tests", "tests.*"]
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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)",
-    ],
-)