diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_wheels.yml b/.github/workflows/build_wheels.yml
index b697708763d..9086297661a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_wheels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_wheels.yml
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: build wheels
       run: |
-        pip install wheel
-        python setup.py bdist_wheel
+        python -m pip install build
+        python -m build .
 
     - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
       with:
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a0ec415598e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+[build-system]
+requires = ["scikit-build-core"]
+build-backend = "scikit_build_core.build"
+
+[project]
+name = "energyplus-core"
+dynamic = ["version"]
+description = "EnergyPlus Python Bindings"
+requires-python = ">=3.8"
+readme = "README.md"
+license = {text = "Modified BSD"}
+authors = [{name = "United States Department of Energy"}]
+urls = {homepage = "https://github.com/NREL/EnergyPlus"}
+classifiers = [
+  "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",
+  "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
+  "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
+  "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
+  "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
+  "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
+  "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
+]
+
+[tool.scikit-build]
+cmake.source-dir = "."
+wheel.py-api = "cp38"
+# create a namespace package
+wheel.install-dir = "energyplus/core/"
+# use git tags for versioning
+metadata.version.provider = "scikit_build_core.metadata.setuptools_scm"
+
+[tool.scikit-build.cmake.define]
+# this is required for pyenergyplus to be included
+BUILD_PACKAGE = "ON"
+# optional switches
+BUILD_FORTRAN = "OFF"
+DOCUMENTATION_BUILD = "DoNotBuild"
+
+# NOTE section required by metadata.version.provider
+[tool.setuptools_scm]
+version_scheme = "no-guess-dev"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 9968de6fe52..00000000000
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-# requirements for building an EnergyPlus wheel
-wheel
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/dev/versioning.py b/scripts/dev/versioning.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..836a8444773
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/dev/versioning.py
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# EnergyPlus, Copyright (c) 1996-2024, The Board of Trustees of the University
+# of Illinois, The Regents of the University of California, through Lawrence
+# Berkeley National Laboratory (subject to receipt of any required approvals
+# from the U.S. Dept. of Energy), Oak Ridge National Laboratory, managed by UT-
+# Battelle, Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC, and other contributors. All
+# rights reserved.
+#
+# NOTICE: This Software was developed under funding from the U.S. Department of
+# Energy and the U.S. Government consequently retains certain rights. As such,
+# the U.S. Government has been granted for itself and others acting on its
+# behalf a paid-up, nonexclusive, irrevocable, worldwide license in the
+# Software to reproduce, distribute copies to the public, prepare derivative
+# works, and perform publicly and display publicly, and to permit others to do
+# so.
+#
+# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+#
+# (1) Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
+#     this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+#
+# (2) Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
+#     this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
+#     and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+#
+# (3) Neither the name of the University of California, Lawrence Berkeley
+#     National Laboratory, the University of Illinois, U.S. Dept. of Energy nor
+#     the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products
+#     derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
+#
+# (4) Use of EnergyPlus(TM) Name. If Licensee (i) distributes the software in
+#     stand-alone form without changes from the version obtained under this
+#     License, or (ii) Licensee makes a reference solely to the software
+#     portion of its product, Licensee must refer to the software as
+#     "EnergyPlus version X" software, where "X" is the version number Licensee
+#     obtained under this License and may not use a different name for the
+#     software. Except as specifically required in this Section (4), Licensee
+#     shall not use in a company name, a product name, in advertising,
+#     publicity, or other promotional activities any name, trade name,
+#     trademark, logo, or other designation of "EnergyPlus", "E+", "e+" or
+#     confusingly similar designation, without the U.S. Department of Energy's
+#     prior written consent.
+#
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
+# AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+# IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+# ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE
+# LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
+# CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
+# SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
+# INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
+# CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
+# ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
+# POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+r"""
+Script/module for versioning related activities.
+
+Versions are stored in Git tags.
+Valid "versioning" tags are prefixed with 'v' and MUST be PEP 440 compliant.
+
+See also: https://peps.python.org/pep-0440
+"""
+
+import argparse
+import subprocess
+try: from packaging.version import Version
+except ModuleNotFoundError:
+    raise ModuleNotFoundError('Install via `python3 -m pip install packaging`.')
+
+
+class VersionManager:
+    def __init__(self, repository):
+        self.repository = repository
+
+    def get(self) -> Version:
+        version_str = subprocess.check_output(
+            ['git', 'describe', '--tags', '--abbr=0', '--match=v*'],
+            cwd=self.repository,
+            text=True,
+        )
+        return Version(version_str)
+
+    def set(self, version) -> Version:
+        version_ = (
+            version 
+            if isinstance(version, Version) else
+            Version(version)
+        )
+        subprocess.run(
+            ['git', 'tag', f'v{version_!s}'], 
+            cwd=self.repository,
+            check=True, 
+        )
+        return version_
+
+
+def main(args=None):
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        description="Manage versions of a Git repository, PEP 440 compliant.",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        '-c', '--cwd', 
+        default='.', 
+        help="Path to the Git repository.",
+    )
+
+    subparsers = parser.add_subparsers(dest='command', required=True)
+    # command: get
+    parser_get = subparsers.add_parser(
+        'get', 
+        help="Get the version attached to current commit.",
+    )
+    # command: set
+    parser_set = subparsers.add_parser(
+        'set', 
+        help="Tag current commit to a new version.",
+    )
+    parser_set.add_argument(
+        'version', 
+        help="New version to set.",
+    )
+    
+    args = parser.parse_args(args=args)
+    vm = VersionManager(args.cwd)
+    if args.command == 'get':
+        print(str(vm.get()))
+    if args.command == 'set':
+        print(str(vm.set(args.version)))
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
+
+
+__all__ = [
+    'VersionManager',
+    'main',
+]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 2db904ed868..00000000000
--- a/setup.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,235 +0,0 @@
-# EnergyPlus, Copyright (c) 1996-2024, The Board of Trustees of the University
-# of Illinois, The Regents of the University of California, through Lawrence
-# Berkeley National Laboratory (subject to receipt of any required approvals
-# from the U.S. Dept. of Energy), Oak Ridge National Laboratory, managed by UT-
-# Battelle, Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC, and other contributors. All
-# rights reserved.
-#
-# NOTICE: This Software was developed under funding from the U.S. Department of
-# Energy and the U.S. Government consequently retains certain rights. As such,
-# the U.S. Government has been granted for itself and others acting on its
-# behalf a paid-up, nonexclusive, irrevocable, worldwide license in the
-# Software to reproduce, distribute copies to the public, prepare derivative
-# works, and perform publicly and display publicly, and to permit others to do
-# so.
-#
-# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
-# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
-#
-# (1) Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
-#     this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
-#
-# (2) Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
-#     this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
-#     and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
-#
-# (3) Neither the name of the University of California, Lawrence Berkeley
-#     National Laboratory, the University of Illinois, U.S. Dept. of Energy nor
-#     the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products
-#     derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
-#
-# (4) Use of EnergyPlus(TM) Name. If Licensee (i) distributes the software in
-#     stand-alone form without changes from the version obtained under this
-#     License, or (ii) Licensee makes a reference solely to the software
-#     portion of its product, Licensee must refer to the software as
-#     "EnergyPlus version X" software, where "X" is the version number Licensee
-#     obtained under this License and may not use a different name for the
-#     software. Except as specifically required in this Section (4), Licensee
-#     shall not use in a company name, a product name, in advertising,
-#     publicity, or other promotional activities any name, trade name,
-#     trademark, logo, or other designation of "EnergyPlus", "E+", "e+" or
-#     confusingly similar designation, without the U.S. Department of Energy's
-#     prior written consent.
-#
-# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
-# AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
-# IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
-# ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE
-# LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
-# CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
-# SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
-# INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
-# CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
-# ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
-# POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
-
-"""
-Cross-platform setup.py for building the EnergyPlus Python module.
-Bare-bones library, no pre- or post-processing tools.
-"""
-
-from setuptools import setup, Extension
-from setuptools.command.build_ext import build_ext
-from shutil import rmtree, copy
-from platform import machine, system
-from os import cpu_count
-from pathlib import Path
-from subprocess import check_call, CalledProcessError
-from re import findall
-
-from wheel.bdist_wheel import bdist_wheel
-
-
-def get_ep_version_string(repository_root_dir: Path) -> str:
-    version_info_file = repository_root_dir / 'cmake' / 'Version.cmake'
-    version_contents = version_info_file.read_text()
-    version_major = findall(r'CMAKE_VERSION_MAJOR (\d+)', version_contents)[0]
-    version_minor = findall(r'CMAKE_VERSION_MINOR (\d+)', version_contents)[0]
-    version_patch = findall(r'CMAKE_VERSION_PATCH (\d+)', version_contents)[0]
-    return f"{version_major}.{version_minor}.{version_patch}"
-
-
-def get_current_wheel_details():
-    wheels = {
-        "Darwin": {
-            "x86_64": {
-                "wheel": "macosx_10_13_x86_64",  # TODO: Dynamically determine Mac version numbers?
-                "zip_tag": "OSX",
-                "build_tool": "Unix Makefiles",
-                "extension": "dylib",
-            },
-            "arm64": {
-                "wheel": "macosx_11_0_arm64",
-                "zip_tag": "OSX_arm64",
-                "build_tool": "Unix Makefiles",
-                "extension": "dylib",
-            },
-        },
-        "Linux": {
-            "x86_64": {
-                "wheel": "manylinux_2_17_x86_64",
-                "zip_tag": "Linux",
-                "build_tool": "Unix Makefiles",
-                "extension": "so",
-            }
-        },
-        "Windows": {
-            "i386": {  # I would love to not build 32-bit, but I know there is a good amount of 32 bit Python out there
-                "wheel": "win32",
-                "zip_tag": "Windows",
-                "arch": "Win32",
-                "build_tool": "Visual Studio 16 2019",
-                "extension": "dll",
-            },
-            "AMD64": {
-                "wheel": "win_amd64",
-                "zip_tag": "Windows",
-                "arch": "x64",
-                "build_tool": "Visual Studio 16 2019",
-                "extension": "dll",
-            },
-        },
-    }
-    return wheels[system()][machine()]
-
-
-class PyenergyplusBDistWheel(bdist_wheel):
-    def get_tag(self):
-        return "py3", "none", get_current_wheel_details()["wheel"]
-
-
-class EnergyPlusBuild(build_ext):
-    @staticmethod
-    def cmake_configure_command() -> list[str]:
-        current_config = get_current_wheel_details()
-        cmake_cmd = ["cmake", "-G", current_config["build_tool"]]
-        if "arch" in current_config:
-            cmake_cmd += ["-A", current_config['arch']]
-        cmake_cmd.append("-DBUILD_FORTRAN=OFF")
-        if system() != "Windows":
-            cmake_cmd.append("-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release")
-        cmake_cmd.append(str(repo_root_directory))
-        return cmake_cmd
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def cmake_build_command() -> list[str]:
-        cmake_build_cmd = ["cmake", "--build", "."]
-        if system() == "Windows":  # VS builds require specifying the build config
-            cmake_build_cmd.extend(["--config", "Release"])
-        else:  # MSBuild doesn't like the -j passed in, so only do this on Non-Windows
-            cmake_build_cmd.extend(['--', '-j', f"{cpu_count() - 1}"])
-        return cmake_build_cmd
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def fixup_copied_python_file(python_file: Path):
-        t = python_file.read_text()
-        t = t.replace('from pyenergyplus.', 'from energyplus.')
-        t = t.replace(
-            'api_dll_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.normpath(this_script_dir))',
-            'api_dll_dir = os.path.normpath(this_script_dir)'
-        )
-        python_file.write_text(t)
-
-    def run(self):
-        self.build_lib = 'build/energyplus'  # I feel like this variable has meaning on this class, so leaving it
-
-        try:
-            cmake_cmd = self.cmake_configure_command()
-            check_call(cmake_cmd, cwd=build_root_directory)
-        except CalledProcessError as cpe:
-            raise Exception(
-                f"CMake failed to configure EnergyPlus, check error logs, raw error message: {cpe}"
-            ) from None
-
-        try:
-            cmake_build_cmd = self.cmake_build_command()
-            check_call(cmake_build_cmd, cwd=build_root_directory)
-        except CalledProcessError as cpe:
-            raise Exception(
-                f"CMake failed to build EnergyPlus, check error logs, raw error message: {cpe}"
-            ) from None
-
-        # while EnergyPlus is built in the repo/build-wheel folder, set up the path to the actual wheel build
-        # this will be in repo/build-wheel/build/energyplus to avoid conflicting with dev's normal repo/build folders
-        # we will wipe this folder each build to get a clean wheel
-        wheel_build_directory = Path(build_root_directory / self.build_lib)
-        if wheel_build_directory.exists():
-            rmtree(wheel_build_directory)
-            wheel_build_directory.unlink(missing_ok=True)
-        wheel_build_directory.mkdir(parents=True)
-
-        # Copy the shared library files and Python API files to the output directory
-        products_dir = build_root_directory / 'Products'
-        if system() == "Windows":
-            products_dir /= 'Release'
-        built_shared_libraries = products_dir.glob(f"*.{get_current_wheel_details()['extension']}*")
-        for lib in built_shared_libraries:
-            copy(lib, wheel_build_directory)
-
-        # Copy the Python source code files to the output directory
-        energyplus_py_dir = products_dir / "pyenergyplus"
-        # TODO: Include some weather files and example files?  But where?  Inside the wheel, API functions to access?
-        # TODO: Consider adding install_requires to get the extra EnergyPlus stuff...and fixing it up after install!
-        # TODO: Try uploading to test-pypi and see what happens!
-        for lib in energyplus_py_dir.glob("*.py"):
-            copy(lib, wheel_build_directory)
-            # do quick fix-ups on the copied file to work in the pip installed configuration
-            self.fixup_copied_python_file(wheel_build_directory / lib.name)
-
-
-# find the repository root early, and set up a new build-directory called build-wheel where all build ops will occur
-repo_root_directory = Path(__file__).resolve().parent
-build_root_directory = repo_root_directory / 'build-wheel'
-build_root_directory.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
-
-setup(
-    name="energyplus",
-    version=get_ep_version_string(repo_root_directory),
-    packages=[],
-    license="Modified BSD",
-    author="United States Department of Energy",
-    author_email="",
-    url="https://github.com/NREL/EnergyPlus",
-    description="EnergyPlus is a building simulation program for modeling energy and water use in buildings.",
-    long_description=(repo_root_directory / "README.md").read_text(),
-    long_description_content_type='text/markdown',
-    ext_modules=[Extension("energyplus", sources=[])],
-    cmdclass={
-        "build_ext": EnergyPlusBuild,
-        "bdist_wheel": PyenergyplusBDistWheel,
-    },
-    options={
-        'bdist_wheel': {'bdist_dir': str(build_root_directory / 'build')}
-    },
-    build_base='.'
-)
diff --git a/src/EnergyPlus/api/api.py b/src/EnergyPlus/api/api.py
index 57733daf076..543662f17a5 100644
--- a/src/EnergyPlus/api/api.py
+++ b/src/EnergyPlus/api/api.py
@@ -57,11 +57,11 @@
 import os
 import sys
 
-from pyenergyplus.func import Functional
-from pyenergyplus.datatransfer import DataExchange
-from pyenergyplus.runtime import Runtime
-from pyenergyplus.state import StateManager
-# from pyenergyplus.autosizing import Autosizing
+from .func import Functional
+from .datatransfer import DataExchange
+from .runtime import Runtime
+from .state import StateManager
+# from .autosizing import Autosizing
 
 
 def api_path() -> str:
diff --git a/src/EnergyPlus/api/autosizing.py b/src/EnergyPlus/api/autosizing.py
index 56193632ee4..4f61ca8a909 100644
--- a/src/EnergyPlus/api/autosizing.py
+++ b/src/EnergyPlus/api/autosizing.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 # POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 from ctypes import cdll, c_char_p, c_int, c_void_p
-from pyenergyplus.common import RealEP
+from .common import RealEP
 
 
 class BaseSizerWorker:
diff --git a/src/EnergyPlus/api/datatransfer.py b/src/EnergyPlus/api/datatransfer.py
index 2ca5b9f47ab..b2b74779337 100644
--- a/src/EnergyPlus/api/datatransfer.py
+++ b/src/EnergyPlus/api/datatransfer.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 # POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 from ctypes import cdll, c_int, c_char_p, c_void_p, POINTER, Structure, byref
-from pyenergyplus.common import RealEP, EnergyPlusException, is_number
+from .common import RealEP, EnergyPlusException, is_number
 from typing import List, Union
 
 
diff --git a/src/EnergyPlus/api/func.py b/src/EnergyPlus/api/func.py
index 91be55d9fb1..e5a59801f6c 100644
--- a/src/EnergyPlus/api/func.py
+++ b/src/EnergyPlus/api/func.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 
 from ctypes import cdll, c_int, c_char_p, c_void_p, CFUNCTYPE
 from types import FunctionType
-from pyenergyplus.common import RealEP
+from .common import RealEP
 
 # CFUNCTYPE wrapped Python callbacks need to be kept in memory explicitly, otherwise GC takes it
 # This causes undefined behavior but generally segfaults and illegal access violations
diff --git a/src/EnergyPlus/api/plugin.py b/src/EnergyPlus/api/plugin.py
index 1cbb3f98aed..2efb18f34c6 100644
--- a/src/EnergyPlus/api/plugin.py
+++ b/src/EnergyPlus/api/plugin.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 
 from typing import List
 
-from pyenergyplus.api import EnergyPlusAPI
+from .api import EnergyPlusAPI
 
 
 class EnergyPlusPlugin(object):
diff --git a/src/EnergyPlus/api/plugin_tester.py b/src/EnergyPlus/api/plugin_tester.py
index d60e9fdcaf0..91e224816cc 100644
--- a/src/EnergyPlus/api/plugin_tester.py
+++ b/src/EnergyPlus/api/plugin_tester.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 from importlib import util as import_util
 from unittest.mock import Mock
 
-from pyenergyplus.plugin import EnergyPlusPlugin
+from .plugin import EnergyPlusPlugin
 
 
 def generate_mock_api(bare_mock_api_instance: Mock) -> Mock: