diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..34cbabc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+name: CI
+
+on:
+    workflow_dispatch:
+    pull_request:
+
+jobs:
+    python-unit:
+        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        strategy:
+            matrix:
+                python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
+        defaults:
+            run:
+                working-directory: .
+
+        steps:
+            - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+            - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+              uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+              with:
+                python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+                cache: 'pip'
+                cache-dependency-path: '**/pyproject.toml'
+
+            - name: Install dependencies
+              run: |
+                  python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+                  pip install .[test]
+    
+            - name: Run unit tests
+              run: |
+                pytest
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ba74660..ab3165a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ __pycache__/
 # Distribution / packaging
 .Python
 env/
+venv/
 build/
 develop-eggs/
 dist/
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index e3377a3..0000000
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-language: python
-sudo: false
-cache: pip
-python:
-- '3.6'
-- '2.7'
-before_install:
-- pip install nose coverage 'django<2'
-script:
-- nosetests --verbose --with-coverage --cover-package=edtf
-after_success:
-- coverage report
diff --git a/changelog.rst b/changelog.rst
index 690f2ed..6a302ae 100644
--- a/changelog.rst
+++ b/changelog.rst
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ In development
 --------------------------
 
 * Breaking Changes: Rename project back to edtf from edtf2, after the merge of work form https://github.com/saw-leipzig/python-edtf/
+* Breaking Changes: Drop support for Python 2 and Python 3 versions below 3.8. `v5` will support Python 3.8 to 3.12 at release.
+* Switch from `tox` and `nose` to `pytest` for testing.
+* Consolidate config and packaging from `setup.py` and `setup.cfg` to `pyproject.toml`.
 
 5.0.0 (2023-10-04)
 ------------------
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..444298e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+[project]
+name = "edtf"
+version = "5.0.0"
+dependencies = [
+    "python-dateutil",
+    "pyparsing",
+    "six"
+]
+description = "Python implementation of Library of Congress EDTF (Extended Date Time Format) specification"
+requires-python = ">=3.8"
+readme = {file = "README.txt", content-type = "text/markdown"}
+authors = [
+    { name = "The Interaction Consortium", email = "studio@interaction.net.au"},
+    { name = "Alastair Weakley"},
+    { name = "James Murty"},
+    { name = "Mark Finger" },
+    { name = "Sabine Müller" },
+    { name = "Cole Crawford" }
+]
+maintainers = [
+    { name = "The Interaction Consortium", email = "studio@interaction.net.au" }
+]
+classifiers = [
+    "Intended Audience :: Developers",
+    "Intended Audience :: End Users/Desktop",
+    "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
+    "Operating System :: MacOS :: MacOS X",
+    "Operating System :: POSIX :: Linux",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
+]
+
+[project.optional-dependencies]
+test = [
+    "django",
+    "pytest"
+]
+
+[project.urls]
+homepage = "https://github.com/ixc/python-edtf"
+issues = "https://github.com/ixc/python-edtf/issues"
+repository = "https://github.com/ixc/python-edtf.git"
+changelog = "https://github.com/ixc/python-edtf/blob/main/changelog.rst"
+
+[build-system]
+requires = ["setuptools", "wheel"]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+
+[tool.wheel]
+universal = false
+
+[tool.tox]
+legacy_tox_ini = """
+    [tox]
+    min_version = 4.0
+    env_list = py{38,39,310,311,312}
+    isolated_build = true
+    skip_missing_interpreters = True
+
+    [testenv]
+    deps =
+        pytest
+        django
+    commands = pytest
+"""
+
+[tool.pytest.ini_options]
+python_files = ["tests.py", "test_*.py", "*_test.py", "*_tests.py"]
+python_classes = ["Test*", "*Tests"]
+python_functions = ["test_*"]
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
deleted file mode 100644
index 082465a..0000000
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-[devpi:upload]
-formats = bdist_wheel
-
-[wheel]
-universal = 1
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 8fcc6aa..0000000
--- a/setup.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,54 +0,0 @@
-from __future__ import print_function
-
-import setuptools
-import sys
-
-version = '5.0.0'
-
-def readme():
-    with open('README.md') as f:
-        return f.read()
-
-setuptools.setup(
-    name='edtf',
-    version=version,
-    #use_scm_version={'version_scheme': 'post-release'},
-    url='https://github.com/ixc/python-edtf',
-    author='The Interaction Consortium',
-    author_email='studio@interaction.net.au',
-    description='Python implementation of Library of Congress EDTF (Extended '
-                'Date Time Format) specification',
-    long_description=readme(),
-    long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
-    license='MIT',
-    packages=setuptools.find_packages(),
-    include_package_data=True,
-    install_requires=[
-        'python-dateutil',
-        'pyparsing',
-        'six'
-    ],
-    extras_require={
-        'test': [
-            'django',
-            'nose',
-            'tox',
-        ],
-    },
-    setup_requires=[
-        'setuptools_scm >=5.0.2, <6.0.0',
-    ],
-    keywords=[
-        'edtf',
-    ],
-    classifiers=[
-        'Intended Audience :: Developers',
-        'Intended Audience :: End Users/Desktop',
-        'License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License',
-        'Operating System :: MacOS :: MacOS X',
-        'Operating System :: POSIX :: Linux',
-        'Programming Language :: Python',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6',
-    ],
-)
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
deleted file mode 100644
index f70761f..0000000
--- a/tox.ini
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-[tox]
-envlist = py27,py36
-
-[testenv]
-deps=
-  nose
-  django
-commands=nosetests