diff --git a/pixl_dcmd/README.md b/pixl_dcmd/README.md
index 6ebc9933f..ed452bc08 100644
--- a/pixl_dcmd/README.md
+++ b/pixl_dcmd/README.md
@@ -8,15 +8,7 @@ and persisting it in the PIXL postgres database.
 Install the Python dependencies with
 
 ```bash
-pip install -e ../../pixl_core/ .
-```
-
-```bash
-pip install -r requirements.txt
-```
-
-```bash
-pip install -e .
+pip install -e ../pixl_core/ .[test,dev]
 ```
 
 ## Test
diff --git a/pixl_dcmd/pyproject.toml b/pixl_dcmd/pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..adffc2730
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pixl_dcmd/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+[project]
+name = "pixl_dcmd"
+version = "0.0.2"
+authors = [
+    { name="PIXL authors" },
+]
+description = "DICOM header anonymisation functions"
+readme = "README.md"
+requires-python = "~=3.9"
+classifiers = [
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3"
+]
+dependencies = [
+    "arrow==1.2.3",
+    "pydicom==2.4.4",
+    "pydicom-data",
+    "logger==1.4",
+    "pyyaml==6.0",
+    "requests==2.31.0",
+    "python-decouple==3.6",
+    "types-requests~=2.28",
+]
+
+[project.optional-dependencies]
+test = [
+    "pytest==7.4.2",
+]
+dev = [
+    "mypy",
+    "pre-commit",
+    "ruff"
+]
+
+[build-system]
+requires = ["setuptools>=61.0"]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+
+[tool.ruff]
+extend = "./ruff.toml"
+
+[tool.ruff.extend-per-file-ignores]
+"./tests/**" = ["D100"]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pixl_dcmd/src/requirements.txt b/pixl_dcmd/src/requirements.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index d82ad4743..000000000
--- a/pixl_dcmd/src/requirements.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-arrow==1.2.3
-black==22.8.0
-pydicom==2.4.4
-pydicom-data
-mypy==0.991
-pytest==7.1.3
-logger==1.4
-pyyaml==6.0
-requests==2.31.0
-python-decouple==3.6
-types-requests==2.28.*
diff --git a/pixl_dcmd/src/setup.py b/pixl_dcmd/src/setup.py
deleted file mode 100644
index f433fbcdd..000000000
--- a/pixl_dcmd/src/setup.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-#  Copyright (c) 2022 University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
-#
-#  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-#  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-#  You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-#  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-#  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-#  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-#  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-#  limitations under the License.
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-from pathlib import Path
-
-from setuptools import find_packages, setup
-
-from pixl_dcmd._version import __version__
-
-exec(Path("./pixl_dcmd/_version.py").open().read())
-
-setup(
-    name="pixl_dcmd",
-    version=__version__,  # type: ignore
-    description="DICOM de-identifier",
-    packages=find_packages(
-        exclude=[
-            "*tests",
-            "*.tests.*",
-        ],
-    ),
-    python_requires=">=3.9.2",
-)