diff --git a/README b/README
deleted file mode 120000
index 92cacd2..0000000
--- a/README
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-README.rst
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 249107f..23ab195 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -267,7 +267,10 @@ pip will default to installing into currently-active venv, then user's home
 directory (under ``~/.local/lib/python...``), and maybe system-wide when running
 as root (only useful in specialized environments like docker containers).
 
-More info on python packaging can be found at `packaging.python.org`_.
+There are many other python packaging tools - pipenv_, poetry_, pdm_, etc -
+use whatever is most suitable for specific project/environment.
+
+More general info on python packaging can be found at `packaging.python.org`_.
 
 When changing code, unit tests can be run with ``python -m unittest discover``
 from the local repository checkout.
@@ -275,4 +278,7 @@ from the local repository checkout.
 .. _unidecode: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/Unidecode
 .. _pip: https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/
 .. _venv: https://docs.python.org/3/library/venv.html
+.. _poetry: https://python-poetry.org/
+.. _pipenv: https://pipenv.pypa.io/
+.. _pdm: https://pdm.fming.dev/
 .. _packaging.python.org: https://packaging.python.org/installing/
diff --git a/pyaml/__init__.py b/pyaml/__init__.py
index 2d28c1f..1395a0a 100644
--- a/pyaml/__init__.py
+++ b/pyaml/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# import itertools as it, operator as op, functools as ft
-
 import os, sys, io, re, string, warnings, pathlib, collections as cs
 
 import yaml
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8cf5a14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+[project]
+
+name = "pyaml"
+version = "23.05.05"
+
+description = "PyYAML-based module to produce a bit more pretty and readable YAML-serialized data"
+authors = [{name="Mike Kazantsev", email="mk.fraggod@gmail.com"}]
+license = {text="WTFPL"}
+classifiers = [
+	"Development Status :: 4 - Beta",
+	"Intended Audience :: Developers",
+	"License :: Public Domain",
+	"Programming Language :: Python",
+	"Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6",
+	"Topic :: Software Development",
+	"Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules",
+	"Topic :: Utilities" ]
+keywords = ["yaml", "serialization", "pretty", "print", "format", "human", "readability"]
+
+dependencies = ["PyYAML"]
+dynamic = ["readme"]
+
+[tool.setuptools.dynamic]
+readme = {file="README.rst"}
+
+[project.optional-dependencies]
+anchors = ["unidecode"]
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
deleted file mode 100644
index 3c6e79c..0000000
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-[bdist_wheel]
-universal=1
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index d6dfaa5..989a315 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,38 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-
-from setuptools import setup, find_packages
-import os, io
-
-pkg_root = os.path.dirname(__file__)
-
-# Error-handling here is to allow package to be built w/o README included
-try: readme = io.open(os.path.join(pkg_root, 'README.rst'), encoding='utf-8').read()
-except IOError: readme = ''
-
-setup(
-
-	name = 'pyaml',
-	version = '21.10.2',
-	author = 'Mike Kazantsev',
-	author_email = 'mk.fraggod@gmail.com',
-	license = 'WTFPL',
-	keywords = 'yaml serialization pretty print format human readable readability',
-	url = 'https://github.com/mk-fg/pretty-yaml',
-
-	description = 'PyYAML-based module to'
-		' produce pretty and readable YAML-serialized data',
-	long_description = readme,
-
-	classifiers = [
-		'Development Status :: 4 - Beta',
-		'Intended Audience :: Developers',
-		'Programming Language :: Python',
-		'Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7',
-		'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5',
-		'Topic :: Software Development',
-		'Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules' ],
-
-	install_requires = ['PyYAML'],
-	packages = find_packages(),
-	package_data = {'': ['README.txt']},
-	exclude_package_data = {'': ['README.*']} )
+# For compatibility only - see pyproject.toml file instead
+from setuptools import setup
+setup()