diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index f173b3fe..9880cad4 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -22,3 +22,7 @@ replace = version = '{new_version}'
 [bumpversion:file:xraylib.spec]
 search = Version: {current_version}
 replace = Version: {new_version}
+
+[bumpversion:file:pyproject.toml]
+search = version = "{current_version}"
+replace = version = "{new_version}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-publish-pypi.yml b/.github/workflows/build-publish-pypi.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..57303ee0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-publish-pypi.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+name: Build and upload to PyPI
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  pull_request:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+    tags:
+      - v*
+
+jobs:
+  build_wheels:
+    name: Build wheels on ${{ matrix.os }}
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        # macos-13 is an intel runner, macos-14 is apple silicon
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-13, macos-14]
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      # https://github.com/actions/runner-images/issues/3342#issuecomment-2206538745
+      - name: Install swig on macOS
+        if: startsWith(matrix.os, 'macos')
+        run: brew install swig
+      - name: Build wheels
+        uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v2.19.2
+
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: cibw-wheels-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ strategy.job-index }}
+          path: ./wheelhouse/*.whl
+          retention-days: 1
+
+  build_sdist:
+    name: Build source distribution
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Build sdist
+        run: pipx run build --sdist
+
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: cibw-sdist
+          path: dist/*.tar.gz
+          retention-days: 1
+
+  upload_pypi:
+    name: Upload to pypi
+    needs: [build_wheels, build_sdist]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment: pypi
+    permissions:
+      id-token: write
+    if: github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          # unpacks all CIBW artifacts into dist/
+          pattern: cibw-*
+          path: dist
+          merge-multiple: true
+
+      - uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
+        # with:
+          # To test: repository-url: https://test.pypi.org/legacy/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 3d5bb504..9c2e6311 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -11,33 +11,6 @@ on:
       - master
 
 jobs:
-  pip:
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest]
-        python-version: ['3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
-    name: Pip install with Python ${{ matrix.python-version }} on ${{ matrix.os }}
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-        with:
-          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-      # https://github.com/actions/runner-images/issues/3342#issuecomment-2206538745
-      - name: Install swig on macOS
-        run: brew install swig
-        if: ${{ matrix.os == 'macos-latest' }}
-      - name: Install xraylib with pip
-        run: |
-          python -m pip install -U numpy pip
-          python -m pip install . -vv
-      - name: Test importing xraylib
-        run: |
-          python -c "import xraylib"
-          python -c "import xraylib_np"
-
   visual-studio:
     timeout-minutes: 60
     runs-on: windows-latest
@@ -61,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
     - uses: ilammy/msvc-dev-cmd@v1
     - name: Build with meson
       run: |
-        meson setup meson-build --buildtype=release -Dpython=python -Dpython-bindings=enabled -Dpython-numpy-bindings=enabled
+        meson setup meson-build --buildtype=release -Dpython-bindings=enabled -Dpython-numpy-bindings=enabled
         meson compile -C meson-build
         meson test -C meson-build || (cat meson-build\meson-logs\testlog.txt)
         # ninja -v -C meson-build dist
@@ -221,7 +194,7 @@ jobs:
       if: matrix.buildsystem == 'meson'
       run: |
         set -ex
-        meson setup meson-build -Dpython=/opt/homebrew/bin/python3 -Dpython-bindings=enabled -Dpython-numpy-bindings=enabled
+        meson setup meson-build -Dpython-bindings=enabled -Dpython-numpy-bindings=enabled
         meson compile -C meson-build
         meson test -C meson-build
         meson dist -C meson-build
@@ -298,14 +271,13 @@ jobs:
         TARBALL=$(ls *.tar.gz)
         tar xfz $TARBALL
         cd ${TARBALL%.tar.gz}
-        meson setup meson-build -Dpython-bindings=enabled -Dpython-numpy-bindings=enabled -Dpython=${XRL_PYTHON3}
+        meson setup meson-build -Dpython-bindings=enabled -Dpython-numpy-bindings=enabled
         meson compile -C meson-build
         set +ex
       env:
         CC: ${{matrix.cc}}
         CXX: ${{matrix.cxx}}
         LDFLAGS: ${{matrix.ldflags}}
-        XRL_PYTHON3: /opt/homebrew/bin/python3
 
   linux:
     timeout-minutes: 60
@@ -315,7 +287,6 @@ jobs:
         image: 
           - ubuntu:jammy
           - debian:bookworm
-          - rockylinux:8
           - rockylinux:9
           - fedora:latest
         cc:
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index fa56c51a..691f38bf 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 project('xraylib',
     'c',
-    meson_version: '>= 0.56.0',
+    meson_version: '>= 0.60.0',
     version: '4.1.4',
     license: 'BSD',
     default_options: ['cpp_std=c++11',]
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ subdir('cplusplus')
 
 if not (get_option('python-bindings').disabled() and get_option('python-numpy-bindings').disabled())
     pymod = import('python')
-    python = pymod.find_installation(get_option('python'), required: false, modules: ['numpy',])
+    python = pymod.find_installation(required: false, modules: ['numpy',])
 
     if not python.found() or python.language_version().version_compare('< 3.6')
         if get_option('python-bindings').enabled() or get_option('python-numpy-bindings').enabled()
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index e5e4d7d7..93bf0334 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -2,4 +2,3 @@ option('fortran-bindings', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'Build F
 option('python-bindings', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'Build classic Python bindings')
 option('python-numpy-bindings', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'Build numpy Python bindings')
 option('swig', type : 'string', value : 'swig', description: 'Path to swig executable')
-option('python', type : 'string', value : 'python3', description: 'Python interpreter to compile bindings for')
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 6d34f721..ca059236 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 [project]
+name = "xraylib"
 authors = [
     {name="Tom Schoonjans", email="Tom.Schoonjans@gmail.com"}
 ]
 description = "pip-installable xraylib"
-requires-python = "~=3.7"
+requires-python = "~=3.8"
 readme = "README.md"
 classifiers = [
     "Intended Audience :: Developers",
@@ -14,20 +15,31 @@ classifiers = [
 dependencies = [
   "numpy"
 ]
+version = "4.1.4"
 
 [project.urls]
 repository = "https://github.com/tschoonj/xraylib"
 documentation = "https://github.com/tschoonj/xraylib"
 
 [build-system]
-requires = ["mesonpep517", "ninja", "Cython", "numpy"]
-build-backend = "mesonpep517.buildapi"
+build-backend = 'mesonpy'
+requires = ['meson-python', 'Cython', 'ninja', 'numpy']
 
-[tool.mesonpep517.metadata]
-meson-python-option-name = "python"
-meson-options = [
+[tool.meson-python.args]
+setup = [
   "-Ddefault_library=static",
   "-Dpython-bindings=enabled",
-  "-Dpython-numpy-bindings=enabled"
+  "-Dpython-numpy-bindings=enabled",
+  "-Dfortran-bindings=disabled",
+  "--vsenv"
 ]
-summary = "pip-installable xraylib"
\ No newline at end of file
+install = ['--tags=python-runtime']
+
+[tool.cibuildwheel]
+skip = ["*-win32", "*-manylinux_i686", "pp*", "*musllinux*"]
+build-verbosity = 1
+test-command = [
+  'python -c "import xraylib"',
+  'python -c "import xraylib_np"',
+]
+test-skip = "cp38-macosx_*:arm64"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/python/meson.build b/python/meson.build
index 9c12dd34..e4811eb7 100644
--- a/python/meson.build
+++ b/python/meson.build
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import numpy
 print(numpy.get_include())
 '''
 
-rv = run_command(get_option('python'), '-c', numpy_include_script, check: false)
+rv = run_command(python, '-c', numpy_include_script, check: false)
 if rv.returncode() != 0
   error('Could not retrieve numpy include location. Please check that numpy has been installed.')
 endif
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ if not get_option('python-bindings').disabled()
                 ],
             install_dir: [false, python.get_install_dir(pure: false)],
             install: true,
+            install_tag: [false, 'python-runtime']
+
         )
         xraylib_ext = python.extension_module('_xraylib', xraylib_wrap_c[0],
             dependencies : [python_dep, xraylib_lib_dep],
@@ -50,6 +52,7 @@ if not get_option('python-bindings').disabled()
             install: true,
             install_dir: python.get_install_dir(pure: false),
             c_args: core_c_args + ['-I' + numpy_header_location] + python_error_flags,
+            install_tag: ['python-runtime']
         )
         subdir('tests')
     endif
@@ -83,6 +86,7 @@ if not get_option('python-numpy-bindings').disabled()
             install: true,
             install_dir: python.get_install_dir(pure: false),
             c_args: core_c_args + ['-I' + numpy_header_location] + python_error_flags,
+            install_tag: ['python-runtime'],
         )
 
     endif