diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bbcd31b..026a6a8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 .pytest_cache/
 __pycache__/
+*.egg-info/
 *.py[cod]
-Pipfile.lock
+poetry.lock
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 031c50a..2aa90f3 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -8,21 +8,10 @@ python:
 - "3.7"
 - "3.8"
 
-jobs:
-  fast_finish: true
-  allow_failures:
-  - python: "3.4"
-  - python: "3.5"
-  - python: "3.7"
-  - python: "3.8"
-
-env:
-- PIPENV_VERBOSITY=-1
-
 install:
-- pip install --upgrade pipenv
-- pipenv install --dev
+- pip install poetry
+- poetry install
 
 script:
-- pylint veml6070
-- pytest
+- poetry run pylint veml6070
+- poetry run pytest
diff --git a/Pipfile b/Pipfile
deleted file mode 100644
index d560b36..0000000
--- a/Pipfile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-[[source]]
-url = 'https://pypi.python.org/simple'
-
-[requires]
-python_version = '2.7'
-
-[packages]
-smbus2 = '*'
-
-[dev-packages]
-mock = '*'
-pylint = '< 2'
-pytest = '< 5'
-snapshottest = '*'
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e4bcb7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+[build-system]
+requires = ["poetry>=1.0"]
+build-backend = "poetry.masonry.api"
+
+[tool.poetry]
+name = "veml6070"
+version = "1.0.0"
+description = "A python library for accessing the VEML6070 digital UV light sensor from Vishay."
+authors = ["Christian Nicolai"]
+license = "MIT"
+homepage = "https://dev.mycrobase.de/gitea/cn/python-veml6070"
+
+[tool.poetry.dependencies]
+python = "^2.7 || ^3.4"
+smbus2 = "*"
+
+[tool.poetry.dev-dependencies]
+mock = "*"
+pylint = "*"
+pytest = "*"
+snapshottest = "*"
+rope = "*"
+yapf = "*"
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 00c11a0..0000000
--- a/setup.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-from setuptools import setup
-
-setup(name='veml6070',
-      version='1.0.0',
-      packages=['veml6070'],
-
-      install_requires=['smbus2'],
-      python_requires='>=2.7',
-
-      url='https://dev.mycrobase.de/gitea/cn/python-veml6070',
-      author='Christian Nicolai',
-      description=' A python library for accessing the VEML6070 digital UV light sensor from Vishay.',
-      long_description=open('README.md').read())
diff --git a/tests/veml6070_test.py b/tests/veml6070_test.py
index 08a47b7..2af5626 100644
--- a/tests/veml6070_test.py
+++ b/tests/veml6070_test.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ time.sleep = lambda s: None
 import veml6070
 
 # inspired by https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_Python_GPIO/blob/master/Adafruit_GPIO/I2C.py
-class MockSMBus(object):
+class MockSMBus(object): # pylint: disable=bad-option-value,useless-object-inheritance
     def __init__(self, initial_read=None):
         self._log = []
         self.initial_read = initial_read or {}
diff --git a/veml6070/veml6070.py b/veml6070/veml6070.py
index f7ce0f3..57c588e 100644
--- a/veml6070/veml6070.py
+++ b/veml6070/veml6070.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ NORMALIZED_REFRESHTIME = 0.1
 # normalized to the NORMALIZED_REFRESHTIME, for RSET_240K and INTEGRATIONTIME_1T
 NORMALIZED_UVA_SENSITIVITY = 0.05
 
-class Veml6070(object):
+class Veml6070(object): # pylint: disable=bad-option-value,useless-object-inheritance
 
     def __init__(self, i2c_bus=1, sensor_address=ADDR_L, rset=RSET_270K, integration_time=INTEGRATIONTIME_1T):
         self.bus = smbus.SMBus(i2c_bus)