diff --git a/poetry.lock b/poetry.lock
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5dfbaad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/poetry.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# This file is automatically @generated by Poetry 1.4.2 and should not be changed by hand.
+package = []
+
+[metadata]
+lock-version = "2.0"
+python-versions = "^3.11"
+content-hash = "81b2fa642d7f2d1219cf80112ace12d689d053d81be7f7addb98144d56fc0fb2"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 745793f..6561b50 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-[build-system]
-requires = ["hatchling"]
-build-backend = "hatchling.build"
-
 [project]
 name = "boggler"
 version = "2.0.1"
@@ -21,3 +17,18 @@ classifiers = [
 [project.urls]
 "Homepage" = "https://github.com/cblanken/boggler"
 "Bug Tracker" = "https://github.com/cblanken/boggler/issues"
+
+[tool.poetry]
+name = "boggler"
+version = "2.0.1"
+description = "Utilities for solving the Boggle wod game."
+authors = ["Cameron Blankenbuehler <cameron.blankenbuehler@protonmail.com>"]
+readme = "README.md"
+
+[tool.poetry.dependencies]
+python = "^3.11"
+
+
+[build-system]
+requires = ["poetry-core"]
+build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"