diff --git a/.github/workflows/check.yml b/.github/workflows/check.yml
index 26d8059..a4a733c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
       max-parallel: 4
       matrix:
         os: [windows-latest, ubuntu-latest]
-        python-version: ["3.10"]
+        python-version: ["3.11"]
     defaults:
       run:
         working-directory: python
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index 04e861e..dd6dcec 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       max-parallel: 4
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.10"]
+        python-version: ["3.11"]
     defaults:
       run:
         working-directory: python
@@ -22,20 +22,20 @@ jobs:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
-          python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel twine
+          python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip build wheel twine
           python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt
       - name: Install module
         run: |
-          python3 setup.py install
+          python3 -m pip install .
       - name: Test with coverage and pytest
         run: |
           python3 -m pytest tests/
       - name: Generate distribution archives
         run: |
-          python3 setup.py sdist bdist_wheel
+          python3 -m build
       - name: Upload the distribution archives
         run: |
-          python3 -m twine upload dist/*
+          python3 -m twine upload --verbose dist/*
         env:
           TWINE_USERNAME: __token__
           TWINE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.PYPI_API_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/python/setup.py b/python/setup.py
index ee6a63a..b52dc94 100644
--- a/python/setup.py
+++ b/python/setup.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 assert os.environ.get("GITHUB_REF_TYPE") == "tag"
 assert os.environ.get("GITHUB_REF_NAME")
-VERSION = os.environ["GITHUB_REF_NAME"]
+VERSION = os.environ["GITHUB_REF_NAME"].lstrip("v")
 
 
 with open("../README.md", "r") as fh: