diff --git a/.flake8 b/.flake8
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..750464f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.flake8
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[flake8]
+show-source = True
+max-line-length = 80
diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5737055
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# Set update schedule for GitHub Actions
+
+version: 2
+updates:
+
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      # Check for updates to GitHub Actions every weekday
+      interval: "daily"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-tests.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..db9e8a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-tests.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+name: Build and test
+
+on:
+    # Only on pushes to master or one of the release branches we build on push
+    push:
+        branches:
+            - master
+            - "[0-9].[0-9]+-branch"
+        tags:
+            - "*"
+    # Build pull requests
+    pull_request:
+
+jobs:
+    test:
+        strategy:
+            matrix:
+                py:
+                    - "3.7"
+                    - "3.8"
+                    - "3.9"
+                    - "3.10"
+                    - "3.11"
+                    - "3.12"
+                    - "pypy-3.8"
+                os:
+                    - "ubuntu-latest"
+                    - "windows-2022"
+                    - "macos-12"
+                architecture:
+                    - x64
+                    - x86
+
+                exclude:
+                    # Linux and macOS don't have x86 python
+                    - os: "ubuntu-latest"
+                      architecture: x86
+                    - os: "macos-12"
+                      architecture: x86
+
+        name: "Python: ${{ matrix.py }}-${{ matrix.architecture }} on ${{ matrix.os }}"
+        runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+        steps:
+            - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+            - name: Setup python
+              uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+              with:
+                  python-version: ${{ matrix.py }}
+                  architecture: ${{ matrix.architecture }}
+            - run: pip install tox
+            - name: Running tox
+              run: tox -e py
+    coverage:
+        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        name: Validate coverage
+        steps:
+            - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+            - name: Setup python 3.7
+              uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+              with:
+                  python-version: 3.7
+                  architecture: x64
+            - name: Setup python 3.12
+              uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+              with:
+                  python-version: 3.12
+                  architecture: x64
+            - run: pip install tox
+            - run: tox -e py37,py312,coverage
+    lint:
+        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        name: Lint the package
+        steps:
+            - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+            - name: Setup python
+              uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+              with:
+                  python-version: 3.12
+                  architecture: x64
+            - run: pip install tox
+            - run: tox -e lint
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 21ff441..0000000
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-sudo: false
-
-cache:
-  directories:
-    - $HOME/.cache/pip
-
-language: python
-
-matrix:
-  include:
-    - python: '2.7'
-      env: TOXENV=py27
-    - python: '3.4'
-      env: TOXENV=py34
-    - python: '3.5'
-      env: TOXENV=py35
-    - python: '3.6'
-      env: TOXENV=py36
-    - python: '3.7'
-      env: TOXENV=py37
-    - python: '3.8'
-      env: TOXENV=py38,coverage,pep8
-    - python: '3.9-dev'
-      env: TOXENV=py39
-    - python: 'pypy'
-      env: TOXENV=pypy
-    - python: 'pypy3'
-      env: TOXENV=pypy3
-
-install: pip install tox
-
-script: tox
diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index aeecd76..c0da877 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
+0.3 (2023-11-22)
+================
+
+- Drop Python 2.7, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6.
+
+- Add support for Python 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12.
+
+- No longer expect ``pkg_resources`` to be available in the created virtualenv.
+
+- No longer depend on ``setuptools``.
+
+- Add ``extra_args`` to ``install()`` and ``create()`` to pass extra arguments
+  to the underlying commands.
+
+- Add ``raises=False`` option to ``get_version()`` to avoid raising an
+  exception if a package is not installed.
+
+
 0.2.1 (2020-08-04)
 ==================
 
diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index 6c31235..ca715a8 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ include CHANGES.rst
 include LICENSE.txt
 include CONTRIBUTING.rst
 
-include .coveragerc
-include tox.ini appveyor.yml .travis.yml rtd.txt
+include pyproject.toml
+include .coveragerc .flake8 pytest.ini
+include tox.ini
 
 recursive-exclude * __pycache__ *.py[cod]
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 159b68a..a65ea67 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -56,5 +56,5 @@ The ``venv`` fixture is an instance of
 
 ``get_version(pkg_name)``
 
-  Returns a ``pkg_resources.Version`` object which is sortable and convertable
-  to a string.
+  Returns a ``packaging.version.Version`` object which is sortable and
+  convertable to a string.
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index fb90d4d..0000000
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-environment:
-  matrix:
-    - PYTHON: "C:\\Python35"
-      TOXENV: "py35"
-    - PYTHON: "C:\\Python27"
-      TOXENV: "py27"
-    - PYTHON: "C:\\Python35-x64"
-      TOXENV: "py35"
-    - PYTHON: "C:\\Python27-x64"
-      TOXENV: "py27"
-
-cache:
-    - '%LOCALAPPDATA%\pip\Cache'
-
-version: '{branch}.{build}'
-
-install:
-  - "%PYTHON%\\python.exe -m pip install tox"
-
-build: off
-
-test_script:
-  - "%PYTHON%\\Scripts\\tox.exe"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..59f928d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+[build-system]
+requires = ["setuptools>=41.0.1", "wheel"]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+
+[tool.black]
+line-length = 79
+skip-string-normalization = true
+target_version = ["py37", "py38", "py39", "py310", "py311", "py312"]
+exclude = '''
+/(
+    \.git
+  | \.mypy_cache
+  | \.tox
+  | \.venv
+  | \.pytest_cache
+  | dist
+  | build
+  | docs
+)/
+'''
+
+# This next section only exists for people that have their editors
+# automatically call isort, black already sorts entries on its own when run.
+[tool.isort]
+profile = "black"
+py_version = 3
+combine_as_imports = true
+line_length = 79
+force_sort_within_sections = true
+no_lines_before = "THIRDPARTY"
+sections = "FUTURE,THIRDPARTY,FIRSTPARTY,LOCALFOLDER"
+default_section = "THIRDPARTY"
+known_first_party = "pytest_venv"
diff --git a/pytest.ini b/pytest.ini
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..557dc4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pytest.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[pytest]
+python_files = test_*.py
+testpaths =
+    src/pytest_venv
+    tests
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
deleted file mode 100644
index 9a3ed4a..0000000
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-[wheel]
-universal = 1
-
-[flake8]
-show-source = True
-max-line-length = 80
-
-[tool:pytest]
-python_files = test_*.py
-testpaths =
-    src/pytest_venv
-    tests
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 35f6c3e..8ca88db 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
-from setuptools import setup, find_packages
+from setuptools import find_packages, setup
+
 
 def readfile(name):
     with open(name) as f:
         return f.read()
 
+
 readme = readfile('README.rst')
 changes = readfile('CHANGES.rst')
 
 requires = [
+    'packaging',
     'pytest',
-    'setuptools',
     'virtualenv',
 ]
 
@@ -19,9 +21,10 @@ def readfile(name):
 
 setup(
     name='pytest-venv',
-    version='0.2.1',
+    version='0.3',
     description='py.test fixture for creating a virtual environment',
     long_description=readme + '\n\n' + changes,
+    long_description_content_type='text/x-rst',
     author='Michael Merickel',
     author_email='michael@merickel.org',
     url='https://github.com/mmerickel/pytest-venv',
@@ -40,14 +43,13 @@ def readfile(name):
         'Intended Audience :: Developers',
         'License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License',
         'Natural Language :: English',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 2',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.4',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPython',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: PyPy',
         'Topic :: Software Development :: Testing',
diff --git a/src/pytest_venv/__init__.py b/src/pytest_venv/__init__.py
index f1d5121..7260672 100644
--- a/src/pytest_venv/__init__.py
+++ b/src/pytest_venv/__init__.py
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import os
-import pkg_resources
+import packaging.version as pv
 import pytest
-import sys
 import subprocess
+import sys
+import textwrap
 
 WIN = sys.platform == 'win32'
 
@@ -23,27 +24,47 @@ def __init__(self, path):
         )
         self.python = os.path.join(self.bin, 'python')
 
-    def create(self, system_packages=False, python=None):
+    def create(self, system_packages=False, python=None, *, extra_args=None):
         cmd = [sys.executable, '-m', 'virtualenv']
         cmd += ['-p', python or sys.executable]
         if system_packages:
             cmd += ['--system-site-packages']
+        if extra_args:
+            cmd += extra_args
         cmd += [self.path]
         subprocess.check_call(cmd)
 
-    def install(self, pkg_name, editable=False, upgrade=False):
+    def install(
+        self, pkg_name, editable=False, upgrade=False, *, extra_args=None
+    ):
         cmd = [self.python, '-m', 'pip', 'install']
         if upgrade:
             cmd += ['-U']
+        if extra_args:
+            cmd += extra_args
         if editable:
             cmd += ['-e']
         cmd += [pkg_name]
         subprocess.check_call(cmd)
 
-    def get_version(self, pkg_name):
-        script = (
-            'import pkg_resources; '
-            'print(pkg_resources.get_distribution("%(pkg_name)s").version)'
-        ) % dict(pkg_name=pkg_name)
+    def get_version(self, pkg_name, *, raises=True):
+        script = textwrap.dedent(
+            f'''
+            try:
+                from importlib.metadata import version
+            except ImportError:
+                import pkg_resources
+                version = lambda x: pkg_resources.get_distribution(x).version
+
+            try:
+                print(version("{pkg_name}"))
+            except Exception:
+                print('')
+            '''
+        )
         version = subprocess.check_output([self.python, '-c', script]).strip()
-        return pkg_resources.parse_version(version.decode('utf8'))
+        if not version:
+            if raises:
+                raise Exception('package is not installed')
+            return None
+        return pv.Version(version.decode('utf8'))
diff --git a/tests/test_it.py b/tests/test_it.py
index 72d191f..dbb0f8e 100644
--- a/tests/test_it.py
+++ b/tests/test_it.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import os
-import sys
+import pytest
 import subprocess
+import sys
 
 here = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
 
@@ -13,8 +14,26 @@ def test_it(venv):
 
 
 def test_it_installs_dep(venv):
-    venv.install('pyramid')
-    subprocess.check_call([venv.python, '-c', 'import pyramid'])
+    venv.install('webob')
+    subprocess.check_call([venv.python, '-c', 'import webob'])
+
+
+def test_it_installs_dep_with_extra_args(venv):
+    venv.install('webob', extra_args=['--prefer-binary'])
+    subprocess.check_call([venv.python, '-c', 'import webob'])
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif(
+    sys.version_info < (3, 12), reason="Make sense only for Python 3.12"
+)
+def test_it_installs_dep_without_setuptools(venv):
+    # micropipenv does not depend on setuptools
+    # so this test verifies that `get_version` works
+    # fine even when setuptools/pkg_resources are
+    # not available in the virtual environment.
+    venv.install('micropipenv')
+    subprocess.check_call([venv.python, '-c', 'import micropipenv'])
+    venv.get_version('micropipenv')
 
 
 def test_it_installs_editable_dep(venv):
@@ -32,18 +51,21 @@ def test_it_upgrades_dep(venv):
     assert version2 > version1
 
 
-def test_it_uses_correct_python(venv):
-    result = subprocess.check_output(
-        [venv.python, '-c', 'import sys; print(sys.version)'],
-    )
-    assert result.decode('utf8').strip() == str(sys.version)
+def test_get_version_returns_none(venv):
+    version = venv.get_version('pyramid', raises=False)
+    assert version is None
+
+
+def test_get_version_raises(venv):
+    with pytest.raises(Exception, match='package is not installed'):
+        venv.get_version('pyramid')
 
 
 def test_it_creates_with_system_packages(tmpdir):
     from pytest_venv import VirtualEnvironment
 
     venv = VirtualEnvironment(tmpdir.strpath)
-    venv.create(system_packages=True)
+    venv.create(system_packages=True, extra_args=['--no-setuptools'])
 
     result = subprocess.check_output(
         [venv.python, '-c', 'print("hello world")'],
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 21c03ba..d3e2430 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -1,38 +1,66 @@
 [tox]
 envlist =
-    pep8,
-    py27,py34,py35,py36,py37,py38,py39,pypy,pypy3
+    lint,
+    py37,py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,pypy3
     coverage
 
 [testenv]
-basepython =
-    py27: python2.7
-    py34: python3.4
-    py35: python3.5
-    py36: python3.6
-    py37: python3.7
-    py38: python3.8
-    py39: python3.9
-    pypy: pypy
-    pypy3: pypy3
-    py2: python2.7
-    py3: python3.8
-
 commands =
-    pip install pytest-venv[testing]
     coverage run -m pytest {posargs:}
 
+extras =
+    testing
+
 [testenv:coverage]
-basepython = python3.8
 commands =
     coverage combine
     coverage report --fail-under=100
 deps =
     coverage
 
-[testenv:pep8]
-basepython = python3.8
+[testenv:lint]
+skip_install = True
 commands =
-    flake8 src/pytest_venv/ tests/
+    isort --check-only --df src/pytest_venv tests setup.py
+    black --check --diff src/pytest_venv tests setup.py
+    flake8 src/pytest_venv tests setup.py
+    check-manifest
+    # build sdist/wheel
+    python -m build .
+    twine check dist/*
 deps =
+    black
+    build
+    check-manifest
     flake8
+    flake8-bugbear
+    isort
+    readme_renderer
+    twine
+
+[testenv:format]
+skip_install = true
+commands =
+    isort src/pytest_venv tests setup.py
+    black src/pytest_venv tests setup.py
+deps =
+    black
+    isort
+
+[testenv:build]
+skip_install = true
+commands =
+    # clean up build/ and dist/ folders
+    python -c 'import shutil; shutil.rmtree("build", ignore_errors=True)'
+    # Make sure we aren't forgetting anything
+    check-manifest
+    # build sdist/wheel
+    python -m build .
+    # Verify all is well
+    twine check dist/*
+
+deps =
+    build
+    check-manifest
+    readme_renderer
+    twine