diff --git a/.github/workflows/cache_data.yaml b/.github/workflows/cache_data.yaml
index 6fb975889e9..edd9d38838b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cache_data.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cache_data.yaml
@@ -39,12 +39,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           mamba install gmt=6.3.0 \
-                        numpy pandas xarray netCDF4 packaging matplotlib
+                        numpy pandas xarray netCDF4 packaging \
+                        build matplotlib
 
       # Install the package that we want to test
       - name: Install the package
         run: |
-          python setup.py sdist --formats=zip
+          python -m build --sdist
           pip install dist/*
 
       # Download remote files
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_docs.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_docs.yml
index 71ab4d5efb0..dc5802f0d70 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_docs.yml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           mamba install gmt=6.3.0 numpy pandas xarray netCDF4 packaging \
-                        ipython make myst-parser geopandas \
+                        build ipython make myst-parser geopandas \
                         sphinx sphinx-copybutton sphinx-gallery sphinx_rtd_theme
 
       # Show installed pkg information for postmortem diagnostic
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ jobs:
       # Install the package that we want to test
       - name: Install the package
         run: |
-          python setup.py sdist --formats=zip
+          python -m build --sdist
           pip install dist/*
 
       # Build the documentation
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci_tests.yaml
index 0bcb185fd58..d5912a7efed 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_tests.yaml
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ jobs:
           mamba install gmt=6.3.0 numpy=${{ matrix.numpy-version }} \
                         pandas xarray netCDF4 packaging \
                         ${{ matrix.optional-packages }} \
-                        dvc make pytest>=6.0 \
+                        build dvc make pytest>=6.0 \
                         pytest-cov pytest-doctestplus pytest-mpl sphinx-gallery tomli
 
       # Show installed pkg information for postmortem diagnostic
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ jobs:
       # Install the package that we want to test
       - name: Install the package
         run: |
-          python setup.py sdist --formats=zip
+          python -m build --sdist
           pip install dist/*
 
       # Run the tests
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_tests_dev.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci_tests_dev.yaml
index 3b59aeb7ff5..8a6952759a9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_tests_dev.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_tests_dev.yaml
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ jobs:
                         geopandas ghostscript libnetcdf hdf5 zlib curl pcre make
           pip install --pre --prefer-binary \
                         numpy pandas xarray netCDF4 packaging \
-                        dvc ipython 'pytest>=6.0' pytest-cov \
+                        build dvc ipython 'pytest>=6.0' pytest-cov \
                         pytest-doctestplus pytest-mpl sphinx-gallery tomli
 
       # Pull baseline image data from dvc remote (DAGsHub)
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ jobs:
       # Install the package that we want to test
       - name: Install the package
         run: |
-          python setup.py sdist --formats=zip
+          python -m build --sdist --wheel
           pip install dist/*
 
       - name: Add GMT's bin to PATH (Linux/macOS)
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-to-pypi.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-to-pypi.yml
index 252bf56e5cd..2221abe0894 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-to-pypi.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-to-pypi.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
         python-version: '3.10'
 
     - name: Install dependencies
-      run: python -m pip install setuptools wheel
+      run: python -m pip install build
 
     # This step is only necessary for testing purposes and for TestPyPI
     - name: Fix up version string for TestPyPI
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 37339c4f77b..30b78c92093 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ install:
 	pip install --no-deps -e .
 
 package:
-	python setup.py sdist bdist_wheel
+	python -m build --sdist --wheel
 
 test:
 	# Run a tmp folder to make sure the tests are run on the installed version