diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-python-wrapper-client.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish-python-wrapper-client.yaml
index 81a7bec5376..75f82e6f5c9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-python-wrapper-client.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-python-wrapper-client.yaml
@@ -10,13 +10,6 @@ jobs:
     - name: Checkout
       uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-    - name: Extract docs version
-      working-directory: ./clients/python-wrapper/
-      shell: bash
-      run: |
-        echo "tag=$(python setup.py --version)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-      id: docver
-
     - name: Set up Python 3.9
       uses: actions/setup-python@v4
       with:
@@ -50,4 +43,3 @@ jobs:
         password: ${{ secrets.PYPI_API_TOKEN }}
         packages-dir: clients/python-wrapper/dist/
         verbose: true
-  
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 105fcac2697..f622fba265d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ python-wrapper-lint:
 
 python-wrapper-gen-docs:
 	sphinx-build -b html -W clients/python-wrapper/docs clients/python-wrapper/_site/
-	sphinx-build -b html -W clients/python-wrapper/docs clients/python-wrapper/_site/$$(python clients/python-wrapper/setup.py --version)
+	sphinx-build -b html -W clients/python-wrapper/docs clients/python-wrapper/_site/$$(PYTHONPATH=clients/python-wrapper python -c "import lakefs; print(lakefs.__version__)")
 
 $(UI_DIR)/node_modules:
 	cd $(UI_DIR) && $(NPM) install
diff --git a/clients/python-wrapper/lakefs/__init__.py b/clients/python-wrapper/lakefs/__init__.py
index 8d6bcab44fa..08b4a29af82 100644
--- a/clients/python-wrapper/lakefs/__init__.py
+++ b/clients/python-wrapper/lakefs/__init__.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 from lakefs.object import StoredObject, WriteableObject, ObjectReader
 from lakefs.branch import LakeFSDeprecationWarning
 
+__version__ = "0.14.0"
 
 def repository(repository_id: str, *args, **kwargs) -> Repository:
     """
diff --git a/clients/python-wrapper/pyproject.toml b/clients/python-wrapper/pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8c6bde1b646
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clients/python-wrapper/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+[build-system]
+requires = ["setuptools>=77"]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+
+[project]
+name = "lakefs"
+description = "lakeFS Python SDK Wrapper"
+keywords = ["OpenAPI", "OpenAPI-Generator", "lakeFS API", "Python Wrapper"]
+requires-python = ">=3.9"
+readme = "README.md"
+license = "Apache-2.0"
+authors = [
+    { name = "Treeverse", email = "services@treeverse.io" },
+]
+dependencies = [
+    "lakefs-sdk>=1.50,< 2",
+    "pyyaml~=6.0.1",
+]
+classifiers = [
+    "Intended Audience :: Developers",
+    "Operating System :: OS Independent",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
+    "Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules",
+    "Topic :: Software Development :: Version Control",
+    "Topic :: Utilities",
+    "Typing :: Typed",
+]
+dynamic = ["version"]
+
+[project.optional-dependencies]
+all = [ "boto3 >= 1.26.0" ]
+aws-iam = [ "boto3 >= 1.26.0" ]
+
+[dependency-groups]
+test = [
+    "pytest ~= 7.4.3",
+    "pytest-datafiles ~= 3.0.0",
+    "pandas >= 2.1.4,<3",
+    "pyarrow >= 14.0.1,<20",
+    "pillow >= 10.3.0,<12"
+]
+
+[project.urls]
+Homepage = "https://github.com/treeverse/lakeFS/tree/master/clients/python-wrapper"
+
+[tool.setuptools.dynamic]
+version = { attr = "lakefs.__version__" }
+
+[tool.setuptools.packages.find]
+include = ["lakectl", "lakefs"]
+
+[tool.setuptools.package-data]
+lakefs = ["py.typed"]
diff --git a/clients/python-wrapper/setup.py b/clients/python-wrapper/setup.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 58829726432..00000000000
--- a/clients/python-wrapper/setup.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-from setuptools import setup, find_packages
-
-NAME = "lakefs"
-VERSION = "0.14.0"
-# To install the library, run the following
-#
-# python setup.py install
-#
-# prerequisite: setuptools
-# http://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools
-
-PYTHON_REQUIRES = ">=3.9"
-REQUIRES = [
-    "lakefs-sdk >= 1.50, < 2",
-    "pyyaml ~= 6.0.1",
-]
-TEST_REQUIRES = [
-    "pytest ~= 7.4.3",
-    "pytest-datafiles ~= 3.0.0",
-    "pandas >= 2.1.4,<3",
-    "pyarrow >= 14.0.1,<20",
-    "pillow >= 10.3.0,<12"
-]
-
-with open('README.md') as f:
-    long_description = f.read()
-setup(
-    name=NAME,
-    version=VERSION,
-    description="lakeFS Python SDK Wrapper",
-    author="Treeverse",
-    author_email="services@treeverse.io",
-    url="https://github.com/treeverse/lakeFS/tree/master/clients/python-wrapper",
-    keywords=["OpenAPI", "OpenAPI-Generator", "lakeFS API", "Python Wrapper"],
-    python_requires=">=3.9",
-    install_requires=REQUIRES,
-    tests_require=TEST_REQUIRES,
-    packages=find_packages(exclude=["tests"]),
-    include_package_data=True,
-    license="Apache 2.0",
-    long_description=long_description,
-    long_description_content_type='text/markdown',
-    extras_require={
-        # Install using: `pip install "lakefs-<version>-py3-none-any.whl[all,aws-iam]"`
-        "all": ["boto3 >= 1.26.0"],
-        "aws-iam": ["boto3 >= 1.26.0"],
-    },
-    package_data={"lakefs": ["py.typed"]},
-)