diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 33fdfc9..b013c57 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ venv/
 ENV/
 env.bak/
 venv.bak/
+poetry.lock
 
 # Spyder project settings
 .spyderproject
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..267a8d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+[tool.poetry]
+name = "agon"
+version = "0.1.0"
+description = "A highscores discord bot"
+authors = ["imcompiling <develop@imcompiling.com>"]
+readme = "README.md"
+
+[tool.poetry.dependencies]
+python = "^3.12"
+nextcord = ">=2.3.2"
+python-dotenv = ">=0.20.0"
+pandas = ">=1.5.2"
+sqlalchemy = "<2.0"
+pymysql = ">=1.0.2"
+cryptography = ">=2.8"
+
+
+[build-system]
+requires = ["poetry-core"]
+build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"