diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f5dca0a..7b414a7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 __pycache__/
 build/
-*~
\ No newline at end of file
+*~
+*.egg-info
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index db932d7..6df7325 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ The client can either be installed using `python3 setup.py install
 --user` or, as the client is implemented in a single file, by just
 copying the file `nest_client/nest_client.py` to your project.
 
-The directory `examples` holds some examples that demostrate the
+The directory `examples` holds some examples that demonstrate the
 usage of the client.
diff --git a/examples/NESTClient_example.py b/examples/NESTClient_example.py
index a8b709e..1d6a127 100644
--- a/examples/NESTClient_example.py
+++ b/examples/NESTClient_example.py
@@ -19,46 +19,46 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with NEST.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-from NESTServerClient import NESTServerClient
+from nest_client import NESTClient
 
-print('Running client examples using NEST via NEST Server')
+print("Running client examples using NEST via NEST Server")
 
-# Load NEST Server client
-nestsc = NESTServerClient()
+# Load NEST client
+nest = NESTClient()
 
 #
 # Use NEST Server API
 #
-print('\n')
-print('Execute script code with NEST Server API')
-print('-' * 20)
+print("\n")
+print("Execute script code with NEST Server API")
+print("-" * 20)
 
 # Reset kernel
-nestsc.ResetKernel()
+nest.ResetKernel()
 
 # Create nodes
-pg = nestsc.Create("poisson_generator", params={"rate": 6500.})
-neurons = nestsc.Create("iaf_psc_alpha", 100)
-sr = nestsc.Create("spike_recorder")
+pg = nest.Create("poisson_generator", params={"rate": 6500.0})
+neurons = nest.Create("iaf_psc_alpha", 100)
+sr = nest.Create("spike_recorder")
 
 # Connect nodes
-nestsc.Connect(pg, neurons, syn_spec={'weight': 10.})
-nestsc.Connect(neurons[::10], sr)
+nest.Connect(pg, neurons, syn_spec={"weight": 10.0})
+nest.Connect(neurons[::10], sr)
 
 # Simulate
-nestsc.Simulate(1000.0)
+nest.Simulate(1000.0)
 
 # Get events
-n_events = nestsc.GetStatus(sr, 'n_events')[0]
-print('Number of events:', n_events)
+n_events = nest.GetStatus(sr, "n_events")[0]
+print("Number of events:", n_events)
 
 
 #
 # Use NEST Server exec
 #
-print('\n')
-print('Execute script code from file')
-print('-' * 20)
+print("\n")
+print("Execute script code from file")
+print("-" * 20)
 
-n_events = nestsc.from_file('NESTClient_script.py', 'n_events')['data']
-print('Number of events:', n_events)
+n_events = nest.from_file("NESTClient_script.py", "n_events")["data"]
+print("Number of events:", n_events)
diff --git a/examples/__init__.py b/examples/__init__.py
index 1a2f534..2f830f2 100644
--- a/examples/__init__.py
+++ b/examples/__init__.py
@@ -18,6 +18,3 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with NEST.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-
-
-from .NESTServerClient import *
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8465ef0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+[project]
+name = "nest-client"
+version = "0.1.1"
+description = "NEST Client sends JSON requests to NEST Server."
+readme = "README.md"
+requires-python = ">=3.9"
+license-files = ["LICENSE"]
+authors = [
+  {name = "Dennis Terhorst"},
+  {name = "Jochen M. Eppler"},
+  {name = "Sebastian Spreizer"},
+]
+maintainers = [
+  {name = "Dennis Terhorst", email = "d.terhorst@fz-juelich.de"}
+]
+# keywords = []
+classifiers = [
+  # How mature is this project? Common values are
+  #   3 - Alpha
+  #   4 - Beta
+  #   5 - Production/Stable
+  "Development Status :: 5 - Stable",
+
+  # Indicate who your project is intended for
+  "Intended Audience :: Science/Research",
+
+  "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering",
+
+  # Specify the Python versions you support here.
+  "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
+]
+dependencies = [
+  "requests",
+  "werkzeug",
+]
+
+[project.urls]
+homepage = "https://nest-simulator.org"
+repository = "https://github.com/nest/nest-client"
+documentation = "https://nest-simulator.readthedocs.io"
+
+[tool.black]
+line-length = 120
+
+[tool.flake8]
+# This is ignored
+# see discussions around https://github.com/PyCQA/flake8/issues/234
+
+[tool.isort]
+atomic = true
+line_length = 120
+multi_line_output = 3
+profile = "black"
+skip_gitignore = true
+
+[tool.pytest.ini_options]
+minversion = "6.0"
+addopts = "--mypy --pylint --pydocstyle --cov --ignore=conda --ignore=venv --ignore=.git --ignore=__pycache__"
+norecursedirs = ".git _build venv tmp*"
+
+[tool.mypy]
+exclude = ".git/, .pytest_cache/, conda/, venv/"
+
+[tool.pydocstyle]
+convention = "numpy"
+add-ignore = "D300"
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 1cdf933..0000000
--- a/setup.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-#
-# setup.py
-#
-# This file is part of NEST.
-#
-# Copyright (C) 2004 The NEST Initiative
-#
-# NEST is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-# the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or
-# (at your option) any later version.
-#
-# NEST is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-# GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-# along with NEST.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-
-# NEST Client -- A client for the NEST Server
-
-from distutils.core import setup
-
-setup(name='NEST Client',
-      version='0.1',
-      description=('NEST Client sends JSON requests to NEST Server.'),
-      author='Sebastian Spreizer',
-      author_email='spreizer@web.de',
-      url='https://www.nest-simulator.org',
-      license='GNU Public License v2 or later',
-      packages=['nest_client'],
-      )
diff --git a/nest_client/__init__.py b/src/nest_client/__init__.py
similarity index 79%
rename from nest_client/__init__.py
rename to src/nest_client/__init__.py
index c1d9f38..0f62637 100644
--- a/nest_client/__init__.py
+++ b/src/nest_client/__init__.py
@@ -20,4 +20,12 @@
 # along with NEST.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 
-from .nest_client import *
+from importlib import metadata # noqa
+from .nest_client import * # noqa
+
+try:
+    __version__ = metadata.version("nest-client")
+except metadata.PackageNotFoundError:
+    pass
+
+del metadata
diff --git a/nest_client/nest_client.py b/src/nest_client/nest_client.py
similarity index 96%
rename from nest_client/nest_client.py
rename to src/nest_client/nest_client.py
index d30cc94..925ba80 100644
--- a/nest_client/nest_client.py
+++ b/src/nest_client/nest_client.py
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with NEST.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-import requests
-from werkzeug.exceptions import BadRequest
+import requests # noqa
+from werkzeug.exceptions import BadRequest # noqa
 
 
 __all__ = [