diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 07fe739..80f385c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ lint:
 .PHONY: flake
 flake: lint
 
+.PHONY: build
+build:
+	rm -Rf $(ROOT_DIR)/dist
+
+	python -m build $(ROOT_DIR)
+
 .PHONY: check-python-vars
 check-python-vars:
 ifndef TWINE_USER
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index fcd34db..5a03271 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -28,7 +28,12 @@ classifiers = [
 ]
 dynamic = [
     "version",
-    "dependencies"
+]
+
+dependencies = [
+    "grpcio>=1.51.3",
+    "deep-proto>=1.0.5",
+    "protobuf>=3.20.3"
 ]
 
 [tool.hatch.build.targets.sdist]
@@ -44,10 +49,6 @@ packages = ["src/deep"]
 [tool.hatch.version]
 path = "src/deep/version.py"
 
-# read dependencies from reuirements.txt
-[tool.setuptools.dynamic]
-dependencies = {file = ["requirements.txt"]}
-
 [tool.pytest.ini_options]
 pythonpath = [
     "./src",