diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
deleted file mode 100644
index 43c355b..0000000
--- a/INSTALL
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-INSTALL - pyaccel
-=================
-
-This package can be installed using setuptools (>=16.0). There is no automatic
-dependency checking, so read the list below and ensure necessary dependencies
-are available. Developed and tested with Python 3 (3.4).
-
-
-REQUIREMENTS
-============
-
-- trackcpp C++/Python package 3.3 (>=3.3.0)
-- numpy 1.8 (>=1.8.2)
-- mathphys 0.7 (>=0.7.0)
-- matplotlib 1.4 (>=1.4.2) [Optional for graphics and interactive modules]
-
-
-INSTALLATION
-============
-
-To install to a default Python directory, run
-
-    <python> setup.py install
-
-Use the appropriate command in <python>. Depending on permissions, it may be
-necessary to run the command with sudo or as superuser.
-
-To install a development version, with a link to the local package files in the
-default Python directory, run
-
-    <python> setup.py develop
-
-Details and further options can be found in setuptools documentation.
diff --git a/pyaccel/VERSION b/pyaccel/VERSION
index e477105..419f300 100644
--- a/pyaccel/VERSION
+++ b/pyaccel/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.18.5
+3.19.0
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dd0a323
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+[build-system]
+requires = ["setuptools>=44"]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+
+[project]
+name = "pyaccel"
+authors = [{ name = "lnls-fac" } ]
+maintainers = [
+  {name = "Ana Oliveira", email = "ana.clara@lnls.br"},
+  {name = "Ximenes Resende", email = "xresende@gmail.com"},
+  {name = "Fernando H. de Sá", email = "fernandohds564@gmail.com"},
+  {name = "Murilo Barbosa Alves", email= "alvesb.murilo@gmail.com"}
+]
+description = "High level Accelerator Physics package"
+readme = "README.md" 
+dynamic = ["version", "dependencies"]
+requires-python = ">=3.6"
+classifiers = [
+    "Intended Audience :: Science/Research",
+    "Programming Language :: Python",
+    "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering",
+]
+license = "MIT"
+license-files= [ "LICENSE", ]
+
+[project.urls]
+Homepage = "https://github.com/lnls-fac/pyaccel"
+Download = "https://github.com/lnls-fac/pyaccel"
+Repository = "https://github.com/lnls-fac/pyaccel.git"
+Issues = "https://github.com/lnls-fac/pyaccel/issues"
+
+# --- Configurações específicas do Setuptools --- 
+[tool.setuptools]
+include-package-data = true 
+
+[tool.setuptools.dynamic]
+version = { file = "VERSION" }
+dependencies = { file = "requirements.txt" }
+
+[tool.setuptools.package-data]
+pyaccel = ["VERSION", "data/d_touschek.npz"]
+
+# --- linter and formatter configurations ---
+[tool.ruff]
+select = [
+    "W", "E", "A", "B", "C90", "D", "I002", "N", "F", "G", "ARG", "S", "NPY"]
+ignore = [
+    "D203", "D204", "D213", "D215", "D400", "D401", "D404", "D406", "D407",
+    "D408", "D409", "D413", "E203", "E226"]
+ignore-init-module-imports = true
+preview = true
+line-length = 79
+fix = true
+
+[tool.ruff.extend-per-file-ignores]
+"__init__.py" = ["F401", "F821"]
+
+[tool.ruff.format]
+skip-magic-trailing-comma = true
+
+[tool.ruff.lint.isort]
+split-on-trailing-comma = false
+combine-as-imports = true
+
+[tool.isort]
+split_on_trailing_comma = false
+combine_as_imports = true
+combine_star = true
+multi_line_output = "HANGING_INDENT"
+order_by_type = false
+
+[tool.black]
+line-length = 79
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f54cad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+trackcpp>=4.10.5
+numpy>=1.8
+mathphys>=0.7
+matplotlib>=1.4
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index b4435eb..0fc8e6f 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,25 +1,11 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python-sirius
 
-import pkg_resources
+import pathlib
 from setuptools import find_packages, setup
-from distutils.version import StrictVersion
-
-
-trackcpp_version = '4.10.5'
-
-try:
-    import trackcpp
-except ImportError:
-    raise RuntimeError("trackcpp package not found")
-
-if StrictVersion(trackcpp.__version__) < StrictVersion(trackcpp_version):
-    msg = ("trackcpp package version must be >= " + trackcpp_version +
-        " (version installed is " + trackcpp.__version__ + ")")
-    raise RuntimeError(msg)
 
 
 def get_abs_path(relative):
-    return pkg_resources.resource_filename(__name__, relative)
+    return str(pathlib.Path(__file__).parent / relative)
 
 
 with open(get_abs_path("README.md"), "r") as _f:
@@ -30,9 +16,8 @@ def get_abs_path(relative):
     __version__ = _f.read().strip()
 
 
-_requirements = ['', ]
-#with open(get_abs_path("requirements.txt"), "r") as _f:
-#    _requirements = _f.read().strip().split("\n")
+with open(get_abs_path("requirements.txt"), "r") as _f:
+    _requirements = _f.read().strip().split("\n")
 
 
 setup(