diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..da67ffb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+name: build ⚙️
+
+on: [ push, pull_request ]
+
+jobs:
+  main:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        python-version: ["3.10"]
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@master
+    - uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+      name: Setup Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+      with:
+        python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+    - name: Install system packages
+      run: |
+        sudo apt-get update -qq
+        sudo apt-get install -y devscripts debhelper-compat dh-python python3-all python3-build pybuild-plugin-pyproject python3-setuptools python3-tomli python3-wheel
+        sudo pip3 install --upgrade setuptools wheel build
+    - name: Install package and dev requirements 📦
+      run: |
+        pip3 install .
+        pip3 install ".[dev]"
+        pip3 install ".[release]"
+    - name: run tests ⚙️
+      run: python3 tests/run_tests.py
+    - name: run flake8 ⚙️
+      run: |
+        xargs flake8
+    - name: build Python package 🏗️
+      run: python3 -m build
+    - name: test debian build
+      run: debuild -b -uc -us
+      continue-on-error: true
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 45c6a1c..df76d63 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,5 +2,4 @@
 *.pyc
 build
 dist
-woudc_extcsv.egg-info
-MANIFEST
+*.egg-info
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 98663f0..0000000
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-language: python
-
-python:
-  - "3.5"
-  - "3.7"
-
-before_install:
-  - sudo apt-get update -qq
-  - sudo apt-get install -y pandoc devscripts debhelper python-setuptools
-
-install:
-  - pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
-  - python setup.py install
-
-script:
-  - python setup.py test
-  - find -type f -name "*.py" | xargs flake8
-
-after_success:
-  - coverage run --source woudc_extcsv setup.py test
-  - coverage report -m
-  - debuild -b -uc -us
diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
deleted file mode 100644
index 9cdd8f6..0000000
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-recursive-include woudc_extcsv *.csv
-include LICENSE.md
-include README.md
-include requirements.txt
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3a57a6c..846f0a9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/woudc/woudc-extcsv.png?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/woudc/woudc-extcsv) [![Build status](https://ci.appveyor.com/api/projects/status/02koln2pe4ap5kvd/branch/master?svg=true)](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/tomkralidis/woudc-extcsv)
-[![Downloads this month on PyPI](https://img.shields.io/pypi/dm/woudc-extcsv.svg)](http://pypi.python.org/pypi/woudc-extcsv)
-[![Latest release](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/woudc-extcsv.svg)](http://pypi.python.org/pypi/woudc-extcsv)
-[![License](https://img.shields.io/github/license/woudc/woudc-extcsv.svg)](https://github.com/woudc/woudc-extcsv)
+[![Build Status](https://github.com/woudc/woudc-extcsv/workflows/build%20%E2%9A%99%EF%B8%8F/badge.svg)](https://github.com/woudc/woudc-extcsv/actions)
 
 # WOUDC Extended CSV library
 
@@ -10,24 +7,24 @@ Python package providing read/write support for files of the
 
 ## Installation
 
-### Requirements
+### pip
 
-woudc-extcsv requires Python 3 or above. See `requirements.txt`.
-
-### Development
+Install latest stable version from [PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/woudc-extcsv).
 
 ```bash
-# install dev requirements
-pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
+pip3 install woudc-extcsv
 ```
 
-### Installing the Package
+### From source
+Install latest development version.
 
 ```bash
-# via pip
-pip install woudc-extcsv
-# via easy_install
-easy_install woudc-extcsv
+python3 -m venv woudc-extcsv
+cd woudc-extcsv
+. bin/activate
+git clone https://github.com/woudc/woudc-extcsv.git
+cd woudc-extcsv
+pip3 install .
 ```
 
 ## Usage
@@ -37,7 +34,7 @@ easy_install woudc-extcsv
 ```python
 from woudc_extcsv import Reader
 # read from file
-with open('file.csv', 'r') as ff:
+with open('file.csv') as ff:
     ecsv = Reader(ff.read())
 # read from string
 ecsv = Reader(my_ecsv_string)
@@ -125,7 +122,7 @@ The ExtendedCSV class is a parser class used in the Reader and Writer classes, a
 ```python
 from woudc_extcsv import ExtendedCSV
 # read from file
-with open('file.csv', 'r') as ff:
+with open('file.csv') as ff:
     ecsv = ExtendedCSV(ff.read())
 # read from string
 ecsv = Extended(my_ecsv_string)
@@ -164,54 +161,48 @@ except (NonStandardDataError, MetadataValidationError) as err:
 
 ## Development
 
-For development environments, install
-in a Python [virtualenv](http://virtualenv.org):
-
 ```bash
-virtualenv foo
-cd foo
-. bin/activate
-# fork master
-# fork https://github.com/woudc/woudc-extcsv on GitHub
-# clone your fork to create a branch
-git clone https://github.com/{your GitHub username}/woudc-extcsv.git
+python3 -m venv woudc-extcsv
 cd woudc-extcsv
-# install dev packages
-pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
-# create upstream remote
-git remote add upstream https://github.com/woudc/woudc-extcsv.git
-git pull upstream master
-git branch my-cool-feature
-git checkout my-cool-feature
-# start dev
-git commit -m 'implement cool feature'
-# push to your fork
-git push origin my-cool-feature
-# issue Pull Request on GitHub
-git checkout master
-# cleanup/update once your branch is merged on GitHub
-# remove branch
-git branch -D my-cool-feature
-# update your fork
-git pull upstream master
-git push origin master
+source bin/activate
+git clone https://github.com/woudc/woudc-extcsv.git
+cd woudc-extcsv
+pip3 install .
+pip3 install ".[dev]"
 ```
 
 ### Running Tests
 
 ```bash
-# via distutils
-python setup.py test
-# manually
-python run_tests.py
-# report test coverage
-coverage run --source woudc_extcsv setup.py test
-coverage report -m
+python3 tests/run_tests.py
+```
+
+## Releasing
+
+```bash
+# create release (x.y.z is the release version)
+vi pyproject.toml  # update [project]/version
+git commit -am 'update release version x.y.z'
+git push origin master
+git tag -a x.y.z -m 'tagging release version x.y.z'
+git push --tags
+
+# upload to PyPI
+rm -fr build dist *.egg-info
+python3 -m build
+twine upload dist/*
+
+# publish release on GitHub (https://github.com/woudc/woudc-extcsv/releases/new)
+
+# bump version back to dev
+vi pyproject.toml  # update [project]/version
+git commit -am 'back to dev'
+git push origin master
 ```
 
 ### Code Conventions
 
-woudc_extcsv code conventions are as per
+woudc-extcsv code conventions are as per
 [PEP8](https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008).
 
 ```bash
@@ -237,5 +228,5 @@ Board [Policy on Acceptable Network and Device Use]
 
 ## Contact
 
-* [Tom Kralidis](http://geds20-sage20.ssc-spc.gc.ca/en/GEDS20/?pgid=015&dn=CN%3Dtom.kralidis%40canada.ca%2COU%3DDAT-GES%2COU%3DMON-STR%2COU%3DMON-DIR%2COU%3DMSCB-DGSMC%2COU%3DDMO-CSM%2COU%3DEC-EC%2CO%3Dgc%2CC%3Dca)
-* [Thinesh Sornalingam](http://geds20-sage20.ssc-spc.gc.ca/en/GEDS20/?pgid=015&dn=CN%3Dthinesh.sornalingam%40canada.ca%2COU%3DDAT-GES%2COU%3DMON-STR%2COU%3DMON-DIR%2COU%3DMSCB-DGSMC%2COU%3DDMO-CSM%2COU%3DEC-EC%2CO%3DGC%2CC%3DCA)
+* [Tom Kralidis](https://github.com/tomkralidis)
+* [Thinesh Sornalingam](https://github.com/thineshsornalingam)
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index b1b7c68..0000000
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-environment:
-  matrix:
-    - PYTHON: "C:\\Python35"
-      MINICONDA: "C:\\Miniconda3"
-      PYTHON_VERSION: "3.5"
-      PYTHON_ARCH: "32"
-    - PYTHON: "C:\\Python37"
-      MINICONDA: "C:\\Miniconda3"
-      PYTHON_VERSION: "3.7"
-      PYTHON_ARCH: "32"
-
-install:
-  - set PATH=%MINICONDA%;%MINICONDA%\\Scripts;%PATH%
-  - conda update -q conda --yes
-  - conda create -q -n appveyor-tests python=%PYTHON_VERSION% --yes
-  - activate appveyor-tests
-  - conda install --file requirements-dev.txt --yes
-  - conda install -c conda-forge pyproj --yes
-  - python setup.py install
-
-build: off
-
-test_script:
-  - python setup.py test
-
-on_success:
-  - coverage.exe run --source woudc_extcsv setup.py test
-  - coverage.exe report -m
diff --git a/debian/compat b/debian/compat
deleted file mode 100644
index b1bd38b..0000000
--- a/debian/compat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-13
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 34b6125..2ebd3c7 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@ Source: woudc-extcsv
 Section: python
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: WOUDC <woudc@ec.gc.ca>
-Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 9), python3, python3-setuptools
+Build-Depends: debhelper-compat (= 13), devscripts, dh-python, python3, python3-all, python3-build, pybuild-plugin-pyproject, python3-setuptools, python3-tomli, python3-wheel
 Standards-Version: 3.9.5
 X-Python-Version: >= 3.10
 Vcs-Git: https://github.com/woudc/woudc-extcsv.git
 
 Package: woudc-extcsv
 Architecture: all
-Depends: ${misc:Depends}, ${python:Depends}, python3-pkg-resources, python3-unicodecsv
+Depends: ${misc:Depends}, ${python:Depends}, python3-jsonschema, python3-pkg-resources, python3-unicodecsv, python3-yaml 
 Homepage: https://woudc.org
 Description: WMO WOUDC format reader/writer
  woudc-extcsv is a Python package providing parsing and read/write support of the
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 63aae08..7687cfc 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -9,5 +9,7 @@
 # Uncomment this to turn on verbose mode.
 #export DH_VERBOSE=1
 
+export PYBUILD_SYSTEM=pyproject
+
 %:
 	dh $@ --with python3 --buildsystem=pybuild
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..711dbe6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+[build-system]
+requires = ["setuptools>=61", "wheel"]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+
+[project]
+name = "woudc-extcsv"
+version = "0.8.dev0"
+description = "Python package providing read/write support of the WOUDC Extended CSV format."
+readme = "README.md"
+requires-python = ">=3.10"
+license = "MIT"
+license-files = ["LICENSE.md"]
+keywords = ["woudc", "ozone", "uv", "ultra-violet", "WMO", "Extended CSV"]
+authors = [
+    {name = "Thinesh Sornalingam", email = "thinesh.sornalingam@ec.gc.ca"},
+    {name = "Tom Kralidis", email = "tomkralidis@gmail.com"}
+]
+maintainers = [
+    {name = "Tom Kralidis", email = "tomkralidis@gmail.com"},
+    {name = "Kevin Ngai", email = "kevin.ngai@ec.gc.ca"}
+]
+classifiers = [
+    "Development Status :: 4 - Beta",
+    "Environment :: Console",
+    "Intended Audience :: Developers",
+    "Intended Audience :: Science/Research",
+    "Operating System :: OS Independent",
+    "Programming Language :: Python",
+    "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Atmospheric Science"
+]
+dependencies = [
+    "jsonschema",
+    "pyyaml"
+]
+
+[project.optional-dependencies]
+dev = ["Cython", "flake8"]
+release = ["build", "twine", "wheel"]
+
+[project.urls]
+homepage = "https://github.com/woudc/woudc-extcsv"
+source = "https://github.com/woudc/woudc-extcsv"
+documentation = "https://github.com/woudc/woudc-extcsv"
+issues = "https://github.com/woudc/woudc-extcsv/issues"
+
+[tool.setuptools.package-data]
+"woudc_extcsv.resources" = ["*.csv", "*.json", "*.yml"]
diff --git a/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 1ab7d22..0000000
--- a/requirements-dev.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-Cython
-coverage
-flake8
-twine
-wheel
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 1a4a25a..0000000
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-jsonschema
-pyyaml
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
deleted file mode 100644
index ba88cff..0000000
--- a/setup.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,146 +0,0 @@
-# =================================================================
-#
-# Terms and Conditions of Use
-#
-# Unless otherwise noted, computer program source code of this
-# distribution is covered under Crown Copyright, Government of
-# Canada, and is distributed under the MIT License.
-#
-# The Canada wordmark and related graphics associated with this
-# distribution are protected under trademark law and copyright law.
-# No permission is granted to use them outside the parameters of
-# the Government of Canada's corporate identity program. For
-# more information, see
-# http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/fip-pcim/index-eng.asp
-#
-# Copyright title to all 3rd party software distributed with this
-# software is held by the respective copyright holders as noted in
-# those files. Users are asked to read the 3rd Party Licenses
-# referenced with those assets.
-#
-# Copyright (c) 2025 Government of Canada
-#
-# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person
-# obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation
-# files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without
-# restriction, including without limitation the rights to use,
-# copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
-# copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
-# Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following
-# conditions:
-#
-# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
-# included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
-#
-# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
-# EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES
-# OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
-# NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT
-# HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY,
-# WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
-# FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR
-# OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
-#
-# =================================================================
-
-import os
-import io
-import re
-from setuptools import Command, find_packages, setup
-
-
-class PyTest(Command):
-    user_options = []
-
-    def initialize_options(self):
-        pass
-
-    def finalize_options(self):
-        pass
-
-    def run(self):
-        import subprocess
-        import sys
-        errno = subprocess.call([sys.executable, 'tests/run_tests.py'])
-        raise SystemExit(errno)
-
-
-def read(filename, encoding='utf-8'):
-    """read file contents"""
-    full_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), filename)
-    with io.open(full_path, encoding=encoding) as fh:
-        contents = fh.read().strip()
-    return contents
-
-
-def get_package_version():
-    """get version from top-level package init"""
-    version_file = read('woudc_extcsv/__init__.py')
-    version_match = re.search(r"^__version__ = ['\"]([^'\"]*)['\"]",
-                              version_file, re.M)
-    if version_match:
-        return version_match.group(1)
-    raise RuntimeError('Unable to find version string.')
-
-
-# set dependencies
-with open('requirements.txt') as ff:
-    INSTALL_REQUIRES = [line.strip() for line in ff]
-
-KEYWORDS = [
-    'woudc',
-    'ozone',
-    'uv',
-    'ultra-violet',
-    'WMO',
-    'Extended CSV'
-]
-
-DESCRIPTION = ('Python package providing read/write support of the '
-               'WOUDC Extended CSV format.')
-
-LONG_DESCRIPTION = read('README.md')
-
-CONTACT = 'Meteorological Service of Canada'
-
-EMAIL = 'thinesh.sornalingam@canada.ca'
-
-SCRIPTS = []
-
-URL = 'https://github.com/woudc/woudc-extcsv'
-
-
-setup(
-    name='woudc-extcsv',
-    version=get_package_version(),
-    description=DESCRIPTION.strip(),
-    long_description=LONG_DESCRIPTION,
-    long_description_content_type='text/markdown',
-    license='MIT',
-    platforms='all',
-    keywords=' '.join(KEYWORDS),
-    author=CONTACT,
-    author_email=EMAIL,
-    maintainer=CONTACT,
-    maintainer_email=EMAIL,
-    url=URL,
-    install_requires=INSTALL_REQUIRES,
-    packages=find_packages('.'),
-    package_data={
-        'woudc_extcsv': ['tables-schema.json', 'tables-backfilling.yml',
-                         'errors-backfilling.csv']
-    },
-    scripts=SCRIPTS,
-    classifiers=[
-        'Development Status :: 4 - Beta',
-        'Environment :: Console',
-        'Intended Audience :: Developers',
-        'Intended Audience :: Science/Research',
-        'License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License',
-        'Operating System :: OS Independent',
-        'Programming Language :: Python',
-        'Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Atmospheric Science'
-    ],
-    cmdclass={'test': PyTest},
-    test_suite='tests.run_tests'
-)
diff --git a/woudc_extcsv/__init__.py b/woudc_extcsv/__init__.py
index 7eb14ae..b47a867 100644
--- a/woudc_extcsv/__init__.py
+++ b/woudc_extcsv/__init__.py
@@ -65,9 +65,9 @@
 
 __dirpath = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
 
-WDR_TABLE_SCHEMA = os.path.join(__dirpath, 'tables-schema.json')
-WDR_TABLE_CONFIG = os.path.join(__dirpath, 'tables-backfilling.yml')
-WDR_ERROR_CONFIG = os.path.join(__dirpath, 'errors-backfilling.csv')
+WDR_TABLE_SCHEMA = os.path.join(__dirpath, 'resources', 'tables-schema.json')
+WDR_TABLE_CONFIG = os.path.join(__dirpath, 'resources', 'tables-backfilling.yml')  # noqa
+WDR_ERROR_CONFIG = os.path.join(__dirpath, 'resources', 'errors-backfilling.csv')  # noqa
 
 LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ def loads(strbuf):
     return Reader(strbuf)
 
 
-class ExtendedCSV(object):
+class ExtendedCSV:
     """
 
     WOUDC Extended CSV parser
@@ -1498,7 +1498,7 @@ def validate_dataset_tables(self):
                                           self.errors)
 
 
-class Reader(object):
+class Reader:
     """WOUDC Extended CSV reader"""
 
     def __init__(self, content):
@@ -1624,7 +1624,7 @@ def metadata_validator(self):
         return self.ecsv.validate_metadata_tables()
 
 
-class Writer(object):
+class Writer:
     """WOUDC Extended CSV writer"""
 
     def __init__(self, ds=None, template=False):
diff --git a/woudc_extcsv/errors-backfilling.csv b/woudc_extcsv/resources/errors-backfilling.csv
similarity index 100%
rename from woudc_extcsv/errors-backfilling.csv
rename to woudc_extcsv/resources/errors-backfilling.csv
diff --git a/woudc_extcsv/tables-backfilling.yml b/woudc_extcsv/resources/tables-backfilling.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from woudc_extcsv/tables-backfilling.yml
rename to woudc_extcsv/resources/tables-backfilling.yml
diff --git a/woudc_extcsv/tables-schema.json b/woudc_extcsv/resources/tables-schema.json
similarity index 100%
rename from woudc_extcsv/tables-schema.json
rename to woudc_extcsv/resources/tables-schema.json