diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index ff6d95236..b1041a5f2 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+[build-system]
+requires = ["poetry-core"]
+build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"
+
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "alot"
 version = "0.10"
@@ -43,6 +47,40 @@ sphinx = "*"
 [tool.poetry.scripts]
 alot = "alot.__main__:main"
 
-[build-system]
-requires = ["poetry-core"]
-build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"
+
+# These sections are for setuptools
+[project]
+name = "alot"
+version = "0.10"
+description = "Terminal MUA using notmuch mail"
+authors = [ {name = "Patrick Totzke", email = "patricktotzke@gmail.com"} ]
+readme = "README.md"
+requires-python = ">=3.8"
+license = { text = "GPL-3.0-or-later" }
+classifiers = [
+    "Development Status :: 4 - Beta",
+    "Environment :: Console :: Curses",
+    "Framework :: AsyncIO",
+    "Intended Audience :: End Users/Desktop",
+    "Operating System :: POSIX",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only",
+    "Topic :: Communications :: Email :: Email Clients (MUA)",
+    "Topic :: Database :: Front-Ends",
+]
+dependencies = [
+    "notmuch2>=0.30",
+    "urwid>=1.3.0",
+    "urwidtrees>=1.0.3",
+    "twisted>=18.4.0",
+    "python-magic",
+    "configobj>=4.7.0",
+    "gpg>1.10.0"
+]
+
+[project.scripts]
+alot = "alot.__main__:main"
+
+[project.urls]
+Repository = "https://github.com/pazz/alot"
+Documentation = "https://alot.readthedocs.io/en/latest/"
+Issues = "https://github.com/pazz/alot/issues"
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 0c72559cb..2f86298d9 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -5,26 +5,7 @@
 
 
 setup(
-    name='alot',
-    version=alot.__version__,
-    description=alot.__description__,
-    author=alot.__author__,
-    author_email=alot.__author_email__,
-    url=alot.__url__,
     license=alot.__copyright__,
-    classifiers=[
-        'Development Status :: 4 - Beta',
-        'Environment :: Console :: Curses',
-        'Framework :: AsyncIO',
-        'Intended Audience :: End Users/Desktop',
-        (
-            'License :: OSI Approved'
-            ':: GNU General Public License v3 or later (GPLv3+)'),
-        'Operating System :: POSIX',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only',
-        'Topic :: Communications :: Email :: Email Clients (MUA)',
-        'Topic :: Database :: Front-Ends',
-    ],
     packages=find_packages(exclude=['tests*']),
     package_data={
         'alot': [
@@ -36,20 +17,5 @@
             'defaults/theme.spec',
         ]
     },
-    entry_points={
-        'console_scripts':
-            ['alot = alot.__main__:main'],
-    },
-    install_requires=[
-        'notmuch2>=0.30',
-        'urwid>=1.3.0',
-        'urwidtrees>=1.0.3',
-        'twisted>=18.4.0',
-        'python-magic',
-        'configobj>=4.7.0',
-        'gpg>1.10.0'
-    ],
-    provides=['alot'],
     test_suite="tests",
-    python_requires=">=3.8",
 )