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diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
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+
+[build-system]
+requires = ["hatchling"]
+build-backend = "hatchling.build"
+
+
+[project]
+name = "omero-web-zarr"
+version = "0.1.2.dev0"
+authors = [
+  { name="The Open Microscopy Team", email="ome-devel@lists.openmicroscopy.org.uk"},
+]
+description = "OMERO.web plugin for OME-Zarr"
+readme = "README.rst"
+requires-python = ">=3.9"
+classifiers = [
+    'Development Status :: 3 - Alpha',
+        'Environment :: Web Environment',
+        'Framework :: Django',
+        'Intended Audience :: End Users/Desktop',
+        'Intended Audience :: Science/Research',
+        'Natural Language :: English',
+        'Operating System :: OS Independent',
+        'Programming Language :: JavaScript',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3',
+        'Topic :: Internet :: WWW/HTTP',
+        'Topic :: Internet :: WWW/HTTP :: Dynamic Content',
+        'Topic :: Internet :: WWW/HTTP :: WSGI',
+        'Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Visualization',
+        'Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: '
+        'Application Frameworks',
+        'Topic :: Text Processing :: Markup :: HTML',
+]
+dependencies = [
+    'zarr',
+]
+
+[project.urls]
+Homepage = "https://github.com/ome/omero-web-zarr"
+Issues = "https://github.com/ome/omero-web-zarr/issues"
+
+[tool.hatch.envs.test.scripts]
+run = "pytest"
+
+[tool.hatch.envs.test]
+dependencies = [
+  "pytest",
+  "ome_zarr",
+]