diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
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+++ b/MANIFEST.in
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+include README.md
+include LICENSE
diff --git a/jwst_tools/__init__.py b/jwst_tools/__init__.py
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+"""
+JWST-Tools: Python package to analyze JWST data.
+
+This package provides tools for reducing and analyzing JWST data products.
+"""
+
+from importlib.metadata import version, PackageNotFoundError
+
+try:
+    __version__ = version("jwst-tools")
+except PackageNotFoundError:
+    __version__ = "unknown"
+
+# Import key dependencies to verify they are available
+try:
+    import astropy
+    import matplotlib
+    import jwst
+    import astroquery
+    import specutils
+except ImportError as e:
+    import warnings
+    warnings.warn(f"Some dependencies are not available: {e}")
+
+__all__ = ["__version__"]
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
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+[build-system]
+requires = ["setuptools>=61.0", "setuptools-scm>=8.0", "wheel"]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+
+[project]
+name = "jwst-tools"
+dynamic = ["version"]
+description = "Python package to analyze JWST data"
+readme = "README.md"
+license = {text = "BSD-3-Clause"}
+authors = [
+    {name = "canavarrete01"},
+    {name = "kelle"}
+]
+requires-python = ">=3.12"
+classifiers = [
+    "Development Status :: 3 - Alpha",
+    "Intended Audience :: Science/Research",
+    "License :: OSI Approved :: BSD License",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
+    "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Astronomy",
+]
+dependencies = [
+    "astropy",
+    "matplotlib",
+    "jwst",
+    "astroquery",
+    "specutils",
+]
+
+[project.urls]
+"Homepage" = "https://github.com/BDNYC/JWST-Tools"
+"Bug Tracker" = "https://github.com/BDNYC/JWST-Tools/issues"
+
+[tool.setuptools]
+packages = ["jwst_tools"]
+
+[tool.setuptools_scm]
+version_scheme = "post-release"