diff --git a/.github/workflows/wheels.yml b/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a1100649
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+name: Build wheels
+
+on: [push]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    name: Build wheels
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v7
+    - name: Setup Python
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v7
+      with:
+        python-version: "3.14"
+    - name: Install build
+      run: |
+        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+        pip install build
+
+    - name: Build
+      run:
+        python3 -m build
+
+    - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
+      with:
+        name: package-dist
+        path: dist
+
+  upload:
+    name: Upload wheels and sdist
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    if: github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags')
+    needs: [build]
+    environment:
+      name: pypi
+      url: https://pypi.org/p/basil-daq/
+    permissions:
+      id-token: write
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
+      with:
+        name: package-dist
+        path: dist
+    - name: Check tag matches package version
+      run: |
+        TAG_VERSION="${GITHUB_REF_NAME#v}"
+        for f in dist/*.whl dist/*.tar.gz; do
+          case "$(basename "$f")" in
+            basil_daq-"$TAG_VERSION"-*.whl|basil_daq-"$TAG_VERSION".tar.gz) ;;
+            *) echo "::error::$f does not match tag $GITHUB_REF_NAME"; exit 1 ;;
+          esac
+        done
+    - uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2e3b50c7..5745a23e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ Install via PyPI:
 pip install basil-daq
 ```
 
-> **Note:** The PyPI package may be outdated. Installing from source (below) is recommended to get the latest version.
-
 Or install from source:
 
 ```bash
@@ -40,8 +38,6 @@ pip install -e .
 
 Please use GitHub's [issue tracker](https://github.com/SiLab-Bonn/basil/issues) for bug reports/feature requests/questions.
 
-*For CERN users*: Feel free to subscribe to the [basil mailing list](https://e-groups.cern.ch/e-groups/EgroupsSubscription.do?egroupName=basil-devel).
-
 ## Documentation
 
 Documentation can be found at: https://basil.rtfd.org
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index f8cbdbf4..77ceb3a8 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 [build-system]
-requires = ["setuptools >= 61.0"]
+requires = ["setuptools >= 77.0"]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "basil_daq"
 dynamic = ["version"]
-license = { "text" = "BSD 3-Clause ('BSD New' or 'BSD Simplified') License" }
-description = "Basil is a modular data acquisition system and system testing framework in Python.\nIt also provides generic FPGA firmware modules for different hardware platforms and drivers for wide range of lab appliances."
+license = "BSD-3-Clause"
+license-files = ["LICENSE.txt"]
+description = "Basil is a modular data acquisition system and system testing framework in Python."
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10,<3.15"
 authors = [