diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index ca9445264..3854a27e6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -9,17 +9,6 @@ on:
     branches: [ master ]
   workflow_dispatch:
 
-env:
-  CIBW_MANYLINUX_X86_64_IMAGE: manylinux2014
-  CIBW_BUILD:                  cp3*
-  CIBW_ENVIRONMENT:            "DEPLOY=ON"
-  CIBW_ARCHS_MACOS:            "x86_64 arm64"
-  CIBW_TEST_SKIP:              "*_arm64"
-  CIBW_SKIP:                   "*-win32 *-musllinux_i686 *-manylinux_i686"
-  CIBW_BUILD_VERBOSITY:        3
-  CIBW_TEST_COMMAND:           "python -c \"from jkq import qfr\""
-  CIBW_BEFORE_BUILD:           "pip install cmake"
-
 jobs:
   build_wheels:
     name: Build wheels on ${{ matrix.os }}
@@ -28,14 +17,13 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest]
-
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
         with:
           submodules: recursive
       - uses: ilammy/msvc-dev-cmd@v1
       - name: Build wheels
-        uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v2.2.2
+        uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v2.3.0
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
         with:
           path: ./wheelhouse/*.whl
@@ -47,24 +35,19 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
         with:
           submodules: recursive
-
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v2
         name: Install Python
         with:
           python-version: '3.9'
-
       - name: Install dependencies
-        run: |
-              python -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel
+        run: pip install -q build
       - name: Build sdist
-        run: python setup.py sdist
-
+        run: python -m build --sdist
       - name: Test sdist
         run: pip install --verbose dist/*.tar.gz
         env:
           CC: "gcc-10"
           CXX: "g++-10"
-
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
         with:
           path: dist/*.tar.gz
@@ -78,7 +61,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: artifact
           path: dist
-
       - uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@master
         with:
           user: __token__
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c6671808e..7f0dd5bad 100755
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.14...3.21)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.14...3.22)
 
 project(qfr
         LANGUAGES CXX
-        VERSION 1.7.2
+        VERSION 1.7.3
         DESCRIPTION "QFR  - A JKQ library for Quantum Functionality Representation"
         )
 
@@ -21,6 +21,14 @@ if (DEFINED ENV{DEPLOY})
 	message(STATUS "Setting deployment configuration to '${DEPLOY}' from environment")
 endif ()
 
+# set deployment specific options
+if (DEPLOY)
+	# build a universal macOS binary in case this is a deployment build
+	set(CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES "x86_64;arm64" CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
+	# set the macOS deployment target appropriately
+	set(CMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET "10.15" CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
+endif ()
+
 # build type settings
 set(default_build_type "Release")
 if (NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE AND NOT CMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cbda64b23..98ef1f4ba 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ It acts as an intermediate representation and provides the facilitites to
 Building (and running) is continuously tested under Linux, MacOS, and Windows using the [latest available system versions for GitHub Actions](https://github.com/actions/virtual-environments). However, the implementation should be compatible
 with any current C++ compiler supporting C++17 and a minimum CMake version of 3.14.
 
-*Disclaimer*: We noticed some issues when compiling with Microsoft's `MSCV` compiler toolchain. If you are developing under Windows, consider using the `clang` compiler toolchain. A detailed description of how to set this up can be
+*Disclaimer*: We noticed some issues when compiling with Microsoft's `MSVC` compiler toolchain. If you are developing under Windows, consider using the `clang` compiler toolchain. A detailed description of how to set this up can be
 found [here](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/build/clang-support-msbuild?view=msvc-160).
 
 It is recommended (although not required) to have [GraphViz](https://www.graphviz.org) installed for visualization purposes.
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dfe76fc2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+[build-system]
+requires = ["setuptools", "wheel", "cmake"]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+
+[tool.cibuildwheel]
+build = "cp3*"
+skip = "*-win32 *-musllinux_i686 *-manylinux_i686 cp3{8,9,10}-macosx_x86_64"
+test-skip = "*_arm64 *_universal2:arm64"
+test-command = "python -c \"from jkq import qfr\""
+environment = { DEPLOY = "ON" }
+build-verbosity = 3
+
+[tool.cibuildwheel.linux]
+
+[tool.cibuildwheel.macos]
+archs = "x86_64 universal2"
+environment = { MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = "10.15", DEPLOY = "ON" }
+
+[tool.cibuildwheel.windows]
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 270ab9621..d6261d68e 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ def build_extension(self, ext):
 
 setup(
     name='jkq.qfr',
-    version='1.7.2',
+    version='1.7.3',
     author='Lukas Burgholzer',
     author_email='lukas.burgholzer@jku.at',
     description='QFR - A JKQ tool for Quantum Functionality Representation',
@@ -96,7 +96,5 @@ def build_extension(self, ext):
         'Source': 'https://github.com/iic-jku/qfr/',
         'Tracker': 'https://github.com/iic-jku/qfr/issues',
         'Research': 'https://iic.jku.at/eda/research/quantum_dd',
-    },
-    python_requires='>=3.6',
-    setup_requires=['cmake>=3.14']
+    }
 )