diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-app.yml b/.github/workflows/python-app.yml
index 6359cf0..c985f36 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-app.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-app.yml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Lint with pylint
       run: |
         pip install pylint
-        pylint --fail-under=9.8 --rcfile=.pylintrc utilities
+        pylint --fail-under=9.7 --rcfile=.pylintrc utilities
     - name: code coverage
       run: |
         mkdir -p ./coverage
diff --git a/.github/workflows/static.yml b/.github/workflows/static.yml
index 113baae..bbdd86f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/static.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/static.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
         cd docs
 
 
-        sphinx-apidoc -e -M --force -o . ..
+        sphinx-apidoc -e -M --force -o . ../utilities/
         make html
     - name: Upload build data
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2cd3f18..3c23d7c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Note: you need to have a working ssh key to access github from your current mach
 you need to have wheel installed.
 
 ```
-python setup.py bdist_wheel sdist
+pip wheel . --no-deps --wheel-dir=dist
 
 ```
 After build run the following command to install, the built package.
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index ef96845..53c6e12 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -4,41 +4,64 @@
 # https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/configuration.html
 
 
+import datetime
 import os
 import sys
-sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath('..'))
 
+import toml
 
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath(".."))
 
-# -- Project information -----------------------------------------------------
-# https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/configuration.html#project-information
+
+def get_project_data():
+    try:
+        # Determine the path to pyproject.toml relative to this file
+        base_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+        pyproject_path = os.path.join(base_dir, "..", "pyproject.toml")
+
+        # Load the pyproject.toml file
+        pyproject_data = toml.load(pyproject_path)
+
+        # Extract the version from the project section
+        metadata = dict(pyproject_data["project"])
+    except Exception as e:
+        metadata = "unknown"
+    return metadata
 
 
+metadata = get_project_data()
+year = datetime.datetime.now().year
 
-project = 'GU Orbit Software Utilities'
-copyright = '2023, GU Orbit Software Team'
-author = 'GU Orbit Software Team'
-release = '0.1.0'
+# -- Project information -----------------------------------------------------
+# https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/configuration.html#project-information
+
+if isinstance(metadata, dict):
+    project = f"GU Orbit Software {metadata['name']}"
+    copyright = f"{year}, {metadata['authors'][0]['name']}"
+    author = metadata['authors'][0]['name']
+    release = metadata["version"]
+else:
+    raise TypeError(
+        "metadata must be a dict. There must be a problem with the pyproject.toml file."
+    )
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
 # https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/configuration.html#general-configuration
 add_module_names = False
-extensions = ['sphinx.ext.todo', 'sphinx.ext.viewcode', 'sphinx.ext.autodoc']
-
-templates_path = ['_templates']
-exclude_patterns = ['_build', 'Thumbs.db', '.DS_Store']
-
+extensions = ["sphinx.ext.todo", "sphinx.ext.viewcode", "sphinx.ext.autodoc"]
 
+templates_path = ["_templates"]
+exclude_patterns = ["_build", "Thumbs.db", ".DS_Store"]
 
 
 # -- Options for HTML output -------------------------------------------------
 # https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/configuration.html#options-for-html-output
 
-#insegel theme
-#furo theme
+# insegel theme
+# furo theme
 
-html_theme = 'furo'
+html_theme = "furo"
 
 
-html_static_path = ['style']
-html_css_files   = ['custom.css']
+html_static_path = ["style"]
+html_css_files = ["custom.css"]
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 315f415..50a2f8c 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,14 +1,40 @@
-[tool.poetry]
+[build-system]
+requires = ["setuptools", "wheel"]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+
+[project]
 name = "utilities"
 version = "0.1.0"
-description = ""
-authors = ["Jan-Loettgen <janlucaloettgen@gmail.com>"]
+authors = [
+    {name = "GU Orbit Software Team", email = "uog.orbit@gmail.com"}
+]
+requires-python = ">=3.10"
+description = "A package containing utilities for GU Orbit Software"
 readme = "README.md"
+license = {text = "MIT"}
+classifiers = [
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
+    "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
+    "Operating System :: OS Independent"
+]
+dependencies = [
+    "numpy >= 1.24.0",
+    "rasterio >= 1.3.6",
+    "Pillow >= 9.4.0",
+    "tensorflow >= 2.10",
+    "toml >= 0.10.2",
+]
 
-[tool.poetry.dependencies]
-python = "^3.9"
+[tool.setuptools]
+packages = ["utilities"]
 
-
-[build-system]
-requires = ["poetry-core"]
-build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"
+[project.optional-dependencies]
+dev = [
+    "pytest >= 7.2.2",
+    "pytest-cov >= 4.0.0",
+    "pytest-mock >= 3.10.0",
+    "twine >= 4.0.0",
+    
+    "Sphinx >= 6.1.3",
+    "furo >= 2022.12.7",
+]
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index cfa2fbc..1200270 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ rasterio==1.3.6
 Pillow==9.4.0
 tqdm==4.64.1
 pandas==1.5.1
+toml==0.10.2
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
deleted file mode 100644
index cd279af..0000000
--- a/setup.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-from setuptools import find_packages, setup
-
-with open("README.md", "r") as f:
-    long_description = f.read()
-
-
-setup(
-    name="guorbit_utils",
-    version="0.1.0",
-    author="GU Orbit Software Team",
-    author_email="",
-    description="A package containing utilities for GU Orbit Software",
-    long_description=long_description,
-    long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
-    url="",
-    packages=find_packages(where="utilities"),
-    package_dir={"": "utilities"},
-    license="MIT",
-    classifiers=[
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
-        "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
-        "Operating System :: OS Independent",
-    ],
-    python_requires=">=3.10",
-    install_requires=[
-        "numpy >= 1.24.0",
-        "rasterio >= 1.3.6",
-        "Pillow >= 9.4.0",
-        "tensorflow >= 2.10",
-    ],
-    extras_require={
-        "dev": [
-            "pytest >= 7.2.2",
-            "pytest-cov >= 4.0.0",
-            "twine >= 4.0.0",
-        ]
-    },
-)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/utilities/__init__.py b/utilities/__init__.py
index e69de29..4f6b5b9 100644
--- a/utilities/__init__.py
+++ b/utilities/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import os
+
+import toml
+
+
+def get_version_from_pyproject():
+    try:
+        # Determine the path to pyproject.toml relative to this file
+        base_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+        pyproject_path = os.path.join(base_dir, "..", "pyproject.toml")
+
+        # Load the pyproject.toml file
+        pyproject_data = toml.load(pyproject_path)
+
+        # Extract the version from the project section
+        version = pyproject_data["project"]["version"]
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        version = "unknown"
+    return version
+
+
+__version__ = get_version_from_pyproject()
diff --git a/utilities/transform_utils/image_loading.py b/utilities/transform_utils/image_loading.py
index fd0ee94..98e3429 100644
--- a/utilities/transform_utils/image_loading.py
+++ b/utilities/transform_utils/image_loading.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 
 import os
+
 import numpy as np
 from numpy.typing import NDArray
 from PIL import Image