diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 238021e0ac..60531e6dfa 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -15,3 +15,26 @@ test-requires = "tensorflow"
 build = ["cp36-*", "cp37-*", "cp38-*", "cp39-*", "cp310-*"]
 skip = ["*-win32", "*-manylinux_i686", "*-musllinux*"]
 manylinux-x86_64-image = "ghcr.io/deepmodeling/manylinux_2_28_x86_64_tensorflow"
+
+# selectively turn of lintner warnings, always include reasoning why any warning should
+# be silenced
+
+# W504 - line break after binary operator - there is conflict between W503 and W504 in
+# some lintners. One recomends line bread after and one before binary operator so we
+# swith W504 off and recomend this coding style:
+# a = (b +     -> instead of -> a = (b
+#      c)                            + c)
+[tool.autopep8]
+ignore = "W504"
+
+# D413 - Missing blank line after last section - makes no sense only adds empy lines in
+# docstrings
+# D416 - Section name should end with a colon - only applicable to RST type docstrings,
+# we are using numpy style
+# D203 - 1 blank line required before class docstring - only adds unnecessary empty space
+# D107 - Missing docstring in __init__ - Nupmy style documents __init__ parameters in
+# class docstring
+# D213 - Multi-line docstring summary should start at the second line - unnecessary waste
+# of space, start on the first line
+[tool.pydocstyle]
+ignore = "D413, D416, D203, D107, D213"
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
deleted file mode 100644
index 0ae74b314d..0000000000
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-# selectively turn of lintner warnings, always include reasoning why any warning should
-# be silenced
-
-# W504 - line break after binary operator - there is conflict between W503 and W504 in
-# some lintners. One recomends line bread after and one before binary operator so we
-# swith W504 off and recomend this coding style:
-# a = (b +     -> instead of -> a = (b
-#      c)                            + c)
-[pep8]
-ignore = W504
-
-# D413 - Missing blank line after last section - makes no sense only adds empy lines in
-# docstrings
-# D416 - Section name should end with a colon - only applicable to RST type docstrings,
-# we are using numpy style
-# D203 - 1 blank line required before class docstring - only adds unnecessary empty space
-# D107 - Missing docstring in __init__ - Nupmy style documents __init__ parameters in
-# class docstring
-# D213 - Multi-line docstring summary should start at the second line - unnecessary waste
-# of space, start on the first line
-[pydocstyle]
-ignore = D413, D416, D203, D107, D213
\ No newline at end of file