diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 829d3cd..b4c3d7a 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name = "fastapi-cloud-cli"
 dynamic = ["version"]
 description = "Deploy and manage FastAPI Cloud apps from the command line 🚀"
 authors = [{ name = "Patrick Arminio", email = "patrick@fastapilabs.com" }]
-requires-python = ">=3.10"
+requires-python = ">=3.11"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = { text = "MIT" }
 classifiers = [
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ classifiers = [
     "Intended Audience :: Developers",
     "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only",
-    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13",
diff --git a/src/fastapi_cloud_cli/commands/deploy/archive.py b/src/fastapi_cloud_cli/commands/deploy/archive.py
index 795dcf0..eaa9b54 100644
--- a/src/fastapi_cloud_cli/commands/deploy/archive.py
+++ b/src/fastapi_cloud_cli/commands/deploy/archive.py
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 import rignore
 from pydantic import AfterValidator
 
+import tomllib
+
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
@@ -42,9 +44,32 @@ def validate_app_directory(v: str | None) -> str | None:
 
 AppDirectory = Annotated[str | None, AfterValidator(validate_app_directory)]
 
+def _project_name_from_pyproject(path: Path) -> str:
+    if not path.exists():
+        return ""
+
+    try:
+        with path.open("rb") as f:
+            data = tomllib.load(f)
+
+        project_name = data.get("project", {}).get("name")
+        if project_name:
+            return str(project_name)
+
+        poetry_name = data.get("tool", {}).get("poetry", {}).get("name")
+        if poetry_name:
+            return str(poetry_name)
+
+    except Exception:
+        return ""
+
+    return ""
 
 def _get_app_name(path: Path) -> str:
-    # TODO: use pyproject.toml to get the app name
+    pyproject_path = path / "pyproject.toml"
+    name = _project_name_from_pyproject(pyproject_path)
+    if name:
+        return name
     return path.name
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_cli_deploy.py b/tests/test_cli_deploy.py
index 1dbf4a5..0df1d12 100644
--- a/tests/test_cli_deploy.py
+++ b/tests/test_cli_deploy.py
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 from fastapi_cloud_cli.utils.api import StreamLogError, TooManyRetriesError
 from tests.conftest import ConfiguredApp
 from tests.utils import Keys, build_logs_response, changing_dir, create_jwt_token
+from fastapi_cloud_cli.commands.deploy.archive import _project_name_from_pyproject
+
 
 runner = CliRunner()
 
@@ -2494,3 +2496,70 @@ def test_invalid_large_file_threshold(
 
     assert result.exit_code == 2
     assert "Invalid value for '--large-file-threshold'" in result.output
+
+def test_project_name_from_pyproject_project_section(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    pyproject = tmp_path / "pyproject.toml"
+    pyproject.write_text(
+        """
+[project]
+name = "my-app"
+""",
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    )
+
+    result = _project_name_from_pyproject(pyproject)
+
+    assert result == "my-app"
+
+
+def test_project_name_from_pyproject_poetry_section(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    pyproject = tmp_path / "pyproject.toml"
+    pyproject.write_text(
+        """
+[tool.poetry]
+name = "my-poetry-app"
+""",
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    )
+
+    result = _project_name_from_pyproject(pyproject)
+
+    assert result == "my-poetry-app"
+
+
+def test_project_name_from_pyproject_missing_file(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    pyproject = tmp_path / "missing.toml"
+
+    result = _project_name_from_pyproject(pyproject)
+
+    assert result == ""
+
+
+def test_project_name_from_pyproject_missing_name(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    pyproject = tmp_path / "pyproject.toml"
+    pyproject.write_text(
+        """
+[project]
+version = "0.1.0"
+""",
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    )
+
+    result = _project_name_from_pyproject(pyproject)
+
+    assert result == ""
+
+
+def test_project_name_from_pyproject_invalid_toml(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    pyproject = tmp_path / "pyproject.toml"
+    pyproject.write_text(
+        """
+[project
+name = "invalid"
+""",
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    )
+
+    result = _project_name_from_pyproject(pyproject)
+
+    assert result == ""
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