diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 03ed523e1d..c1c502394a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -61,7 +61,9 @@ jobs:
           ESPHOME_NO_VENV: 1
         run: script/setup
       - name: Build
-        run: python setup.py sdist bdist_wheel
+        run: |-
+          pip3 install build
+          python3 -m build
       - name: Publish
         uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@v1.8.14
 
diff --git a/CODEOWNERS b/CODEOWNERS
index d97207941f..dc6c8caa87 100644
--- a/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/CODEOWNERS
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # the integration's code owner is automatically notified.
 
 # Core Code
-setup.py @esphome/core
+pyproject.toml @esphome/core
 esphome/*.py @esphome/core
 esphome/core/* @esphome/core
 
diff --git a/script/build_codeowners.py b/script/build_codeowners.py
index 22f3c1b4bc..6bc558d351 100755
--- a/script/build_codeowners.py
+++ b/script/build_codeowners.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ BASE = """
 # the integration's code owner is automatically notified.
 
 # Core Code
-setup.py @esphome/core
+pyproject.toml @esphome/core
 esphome/*.py @esphome/core
 esphome/core/* @esphome/core
 
diff --git a/script/ci-custom.py b/script/ci-custom.py
index 704962fa97..e2ee81f742 100755
--- a/script/ci-custom.py
+++ b/script/ci-custom.py
@@ -229,7 +229,6 @@ def lint_ext_check(fname):
         "docker/ha-addon-rootfs/**",
         "docker/*.py",
         "script/*",
-        "setup.py",
     ]
 )
 def lint_executable_bit(fname):