diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 24be398..27b6d6f 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 [build-system]
 requires = ["setuptools>=61.0"]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "leaptime-manager"
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ leaptime-manager = "LeaptimeManager.main:start_LTMCli"
 where = ["src"]
 
 [tool.setuptools.package-data]
-"*" = ["*VERSION", "*.ui"]
+"*" = ["*.ui"]
 
 [tool.setuptools.dynamic]
 version = {file = "src/LeaptimeManager/VERSION"}
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
deleted file mode 100644
index c2ed979..0000000
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-[metadata]
-name = leaptime-manager
-version = file: src/LeaptimeManager/VERSION
-author = Himadri Sekhar Basu
-author_email = hsb10@iitbbs.ac.in
-description = All-in-one GUI based backup manager
-long_description = file: README.md
-long_description_content_type = text/markdown
-url = https://www.github.com/mamolinux/leaptime-manager
-project_urls =
-    Bug Tracker = https://www.github.com/mamolinux/leaptime-manager/issues
-classifiers =
-    Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable
-    Environment :: X11 Applications :: GTK
-    Intended Audience :: End Users/Desktop
-    License :: OSI Approved
-     :: GNU General Public License v2 or later (GPLv3+)
-    Operating System :: POSIX
-    Programming Language :: Python :: 3
-    Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only
-    Topic :: Administration
-
-[options]
-package_dir =
-    = src
-packages = find_namespace:
-python_requires = >=3.6
-include_package_data = True
-install_requires =
-  configobj
-  PyGObject
-  setproctitle
-
-[options.package_data]
-* = *VERSION, *ui
-
-[options.packages.find]
-where = src
-
-[options.entry_points]
-console_scripts =
-   leaptime-manager = LeaptimeManager.main:start_LTMCli
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index e594cb9..f7159f7 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def run(self):
 
 data_files = [('share/applications', glob.glob("data/applications/*.desktop")),
 			('share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps', glob.glob("data/icons/*")),
-			(gschema_dir_suffix, glob.glob("data/schema/*.xml"))
+			(gschema_dir_suffix, glob.glob("data/*.xml"))
 			]
 
 def create_mo_files():