diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index 78167aeb..1c0a85a2 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 .vagrant
-.git
+.venv
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 0abc3040..b0e33ff4 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ LABEL MAINTAINER="BJ Dierkes <derks@datafolklabs.com>"
 ENV PS1="\[\e[0;33m\]|> cement <| \[\e[1;35m\]\W\[\e[0m\] \[\e[0m\]# "
 WORKDIR /src
 COPY . /src
+ENV PDM_BUILD_SCM_VERSION=0.0.0.dev
 RUN pip install . \
     && rm -rf /src
 WORKDIR /
diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
deleted file mode 100644
index 9a4633c8..00000000
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-recursive-include *.py
-include setup.cfg
-include README.md CHANGELOG.md LICENSE CONTRIBUTORS.md
-include *.txt
-recursive-include cement/cli/templates/generate *
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ce77a422..ab49be11 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 
 dev:
 	docker-compose up -d
-	docker-compose exec cement pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
-	docker-compose exec cement python setup.py develop
+	docker-compose exec cement pip install .
 	docker-compose exec cement /bin/bash
 
 test: comply
@@ -15,9 +14,6 @@ test-core: comply
 virtualenv:
 	pdm venv create
 	pdm install
-	virtualenv --prompt '|> cement <| ' env
-	env/bin/pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
-	env/bin/python setup.py develop
 	@echo
 	@echo "VirtualENV Setup Complete. Now run: eval $(pdm venv activate)"
 	@echo
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index a8bd286d..524bcb4b 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -23,31 +23,6 @@ services:
       MEMCACHED_HOST: memcached
       SMTP_HOST: mailpit
       SMTP_PORT: 1025
-
-  cement-py35:
-    <<: *DEFAULTS
-    image: "cement:dev-py35"
-    build:
-      context: .
-      dockerfile: docker/Dockerfile.dev-py35
-    profiles:
-    - donotstart
-
-  cement-py36:
-    <<: *DEFAULTS
-    image: "cement:dev-py36"
-    build:
-      context: .
-      dockerfile: docker/Dockerfile.dev-py36
-    profiles:
-    - donotstart
-
-  cement-py37:
-    <<: *DEFAULTS
-    image: "cement:dev-py37"
-    build:
-      context: .
-      dockerfile: docker/Dockerfile.dev-py37
   
   cement-py38:
     <<: *DEFAULTS
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.dev b/docker/Dockerfile.dev
index 6fd49b22..789fe393 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.dev
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.dev
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ LABEL MAINTAINER="BJ Dierkes <derks@datafolklabs.com>"
 ENV PS1="\[\e[0;33m\]|> cement-py312 <| \[\e[1;35m\]\W\[\e[0m\] \[\e[0m\]# "
 
 WORKDIR /src
-RUN apk update --no-check-certificate \
-    && apk add --no-check-certificate libmemcached-dev \
+RUN apk update \
+    && apk add libmemcached-dev \
         gcc \
         musl-dev \
         cyrus-sasl-dev \
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.dev-py310 b/docker/Dockerfile.dev-py310
index a88502f1..86cd8189 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.dev-py310
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.dev-py310
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ LABEL MAINTAINER="BJ Dierkes <derks@datafolklabs.com>"
 ENV PS1="\[\e[0;33m\]|> cement-py310 <| \[\e[1;35m\]\W\[\e[0m\] \[\e[0m\]# "
 
 WORKDIR /src
-COPY requirements-dev.txt /src/
 RUN apk update \
     && apk add libmemcached-dev \
         gcc \
@@ -18,10 +17,12 @@ RUN apk update \
         libffi-dev \
         openssl-dev \
         jq \
-    && ln -sf /usr/bin/vim /usr/bin/vi \
-    && pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements-dev.txt \
-    && pip install --upgrade -r requirements-dev.txt
+        pipx \
+    && ln -sf /usr/bin/vim /usr/bin/vi
+RUN pipx install pdm
+ENV PATH="${PATH}:/root/.local/bin"
 COPY . /src
 COPY docker/vimrc /root/.vimrc
-RUN python setup.py develop
+RUN pdm venv create
+RUN pdm install
 CMD ["/bin/bash"]
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.dev-py311 b/docker/Dockerfile.dev-py311
index b9d9ca31..996e766f 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.dev-py311
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.dev-py311
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ LABEL MAINTAINER="BJ Dierkes <derks@datafolklabs.com>"
 ENV PS1="\[\e[0;33m\]|> cement-py311 <| \[\e[1;35m\]\W\[\e[0m\] \[\e[0m\]# "
 
 WORKDIR /src
-RUN apk update --no-check-certificate \
-    && apk add --no-check-certificate libmemcached-dev \
+RUN apk update \
+    && apk add libmemcached-dev \
         gcc \
         musl-dev \
         cyrus-sasl-dev \
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.dev-py312 b/docker/Dockerfile.dev-py312
index 7fc8c26e..789fe393 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.dev-py312
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.dev-py312
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ LABEL MAINTAINER="BJ Dierkes <derks@datafolklabs.com>"
 ENV PS1="\[\e[0;33m\]|> cement-py312 <| \[\e[1;35m\]\W\[\e[0m\] \[\e[0m\]# "
 
 WORKDIR /src
-COPY requirements-dev.txt /src/
 RUN apk update \
     && apk add libmemcached-dev \
         gcc \
@@ -18,10 +17,12 @@ RUN apk update \
         libffi-dev \
         openssl-dev \
         jq \
-    && ln -sf /usr/bin/vim /usr/bin/vi \
-    && pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements-dev.txt \
-    && pip install --upgrade -r requirements-dev.txt
+        pipx \
+    && ln -sf /usr/bin/vim /usr/bin/vi
+RUN pipx install pdm
+ENV PATH="${PATH}:/root/.local/bin"
 COPY . /src
 COPY docker/vimrc /root/.vimrc
-RUN python setup.py develop
+RUN pdm venv create
+RUN pdm install
 CMD ["/bin/bash"]
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.dev-py35 b/docker/Dockerfile.dev-py35
deleted file mode 100644
index 2bd839e8..00000000
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.dev-py35
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-FROM python:3.5-alpine
-LABEL MAINTAINER="BJ Dierkes <derks@datafolklabs.com>"
-ENV PS1="\[\e[0;33m\]|> cement-py35 <| \[\e[1;35m\]\W\[\e[0m\] \[\e[0m\]# "
-
-WORKDIR /src
-COPY requirements-dev.txt /src/
-RUN apk update \
-    && apk add libmemcached-dev \
-        gcc \
-        musl-dev \
-        cyrus-sasl-dev \
-        zlib-dev \
-        make \
-        vim \
-        bash \
-        git \
-        libffi \
-        libffi-dev \
-        openssl-dev \
-        jq \
-    && ln -sf /usr/bin/vim /usr/bin/vi \
-    && pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements-dev.txt
-COPY . /src
-COPY docker/vimrc /root/.vimrc
-RUN python setup.py develop
-CMD ["/bin/bash"]
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.dev-py36 b/docker/Dockerfile.dev-py36
deleted file mode 100644
index b000fed7..00000000
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.dev-py36
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-FROM python:3.6-alpine
-LABEL MAINTAINER="BJ Dierkes <derks@datafolklabs.com>"
-ENV PS1="\[\e[0;33m\]|> cement-py36 <| \[\e[1;35m\]\W\[\e[0m\] \[\e[0m\]# "
-
-WORKDIR /src
-COPY requirements-dev.txt /src/
-RUN apk update \
-    && apk add libmemcached-dev \
-        gcc \
-        musl-dev \
-        cyrus-sasl-dev \
-        zlib-dev \
-        make \
-        vim \
-        bash \
-        git \
-        libffi \
-        libffi-dev \
-        openssl-dev \
-        jq \
-    && ln -sf /usr/bin/vim /usr/bin/vi \
-    && pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements-dev.txt
-COPY . /src
-COPY docker/vimrc /root/.vimrc
-RUN python setup.py develop
-CMD ["/bin/bash"]
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.dev-py37 b/docker/Dockerfile.dev-py37
deleted file mode 100644
index cf27b981..00000000
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.dev-py37
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-FROM python:3.7-alpine
-LABEL MAINTAINER="BJ Dierkes <derks@datafolklabs.com>"
-ENV PS1="\[\e[0;33m\]|> cement-py37 <| \[\e[1;35m\]\W\[\e[0m\] \[\e[0m\]# "
-
-WORKDIR /src
-COPY requirements-dev.txt /src/
-RUN apk update \
-    && apk add libmemcached-dev \
-        gcc \
-        musl-dev \
-        cyrus-sasl-dev \
-        zlib-dev \
-        make \
-        vim \
-        bash \
-        git \
-        libffi \
-        libffi-dev \
-        openssl-dev \
-        jq \
-    && ln -sf /usr/bin/vim /usr/bin/vi \
-    && pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements-dev.txt \
-    && pip install --upgrade -r requirements-dev.txt
-COPY . /src
-COPY docker/vimrc /root/.vimrc
-RUN python setup.py develop
-CMD ["/bin/bash"]
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.dev-py38 b/docker/Dockerfile.dev-py38
index 23fcd328..cae9535e 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.dev-py38
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.dev-py38
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 FROM python:3.8-alpine
 LABEL MAINTAINER="BJ Dierkes <derks@datafolklabs.com>"
-ENV PS1="\[\e[0;33m\]|> cement-py38 <| \[\e[1;35m\]\W\[\e[0m\] \[\e[0m\]# "
+ENV PS1="\[\e[0;33m\]|> cement-py8 <| \[\e[1;35m\]\W\[\e[0m\] \[\e[0m\]# "
 
 WORKDIR /src
-COPY requirements-dev.txt /src/
 RUN apk update \
     && apk add libmemcached-dev \
         gcc \
@@ -18,10 +17,12 @@ RUN apk update \
         libffi-dev \
         openssl-dev \
         jq \
-    && ln -sf /usr/bin/vim /usr/bin/vi \
-    && pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements-dev.txt \
-    && pip install --upgrade -r requirements-dev.txt
+        pipx \
+    && ln -sf /usr/bin/vim /usr/bin/vi
+RUN pipx install pdm
+ENV PATH="${PATH}:/root/.local/bin"
 COPY . /src
 COPY docker/vimrc /root/.vimrc
-RUN python setup.py develop
+RUN pdm venv create
+RUN pdm install
 CMD ["/bin/bash"]
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.dev-py39 b/docker/Dockerfile.dev-py39
index 32a8b91d..581d3778 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.dev-py39
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.dev-py39
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ LABEL MAINTAINER="BJ Dierkes <derks@datafolklabs.com>"
 ENV PS1="\[\e[0;33m\]|> cement-py39 <| \[\e[1;35m\]\W\[\e[0m\] \[\e[0m\]# "
 
 WORKDIR /src
-COPY requirements-dev.txt /src/
 RUN apk update \
     && apk add libmemcached-dev \
         gcc \
@@ -18,10 +17,12 @@ RUN apk update \
         libffi-dev \
         openssl-dev \
         jq \
-    && ln -sf /usr/bin/vim /usr/bin/vi \
-    && pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements-dev.txt \
-    && pip install --upgrade -r requirements-dev.txt
+        pipx \
+    && ln -sf /usr/bin/vim /usr/bin/vi
+RUN pipx install pdm
+ENV PATH="${PATH}:/root/.local/bin"
 COPY . /src
 COPY docker/vimrc /root/.vimrc
-RUN python setup.py develop
+RUN pdm venv create
+RUN pdm install
 CMD ["/bin/bash"]
diff --git a/pdm.lock b/pdm.lock
index efe5f3ec..8a7e6f33 100644
--- a/pdm.lock
+++ b/pdm.lock
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 # It is not intended for manual editing.
 
 [metadata]
-groups = ["default", "alarm", "argparse", "colorlog", "configparser", "daemon", "dev", "docs", "dummy", "dynamic", "generate", "jinja2", "json", "logging", "memcached", "mustache", "plugin", "print", "redis", "scrub", "smtp", "tabulate", "watchdog", "yaml"]
+groups = ["default", "alarm", "argparse", "colorlog", "configparser", "daemon", "dev", "docs", "dummy", "generate", "jinja2", "json", "logging", "memcached", "mustache", "plugin", "print", "redis", "scrub", "smtp", "tabulate", "watchdog", "yaml"]
 strategy = ["cross_platform", "inherit_metadata"]
 lock_version = "4.4.1"
-content_hash = "sha256:bf23e124fbd46134cf85ca0a29c598a95ef26581c672933995aa6a452cdfd069"
+content_hash = "sha256:7ee1b527b606c4f99aa980b75b4591ee99f97bd57e78a773fcdb8c3b36f6fd93"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "alabaster"
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ name = "docutils"
 version = "0.20.1"
 requires_python = ">=3.7"
 summary = "Docutils -- Python Documentation Utilities"
-groups = ["docs", "dynamic"]
+groups = ["docs"]
 files = [
     {file = "docutils-0.20.1-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:96f387a2c5562db4476f09f13bbab2192e764cac08ebbf3a34a95d9b1e4a59d6"},
     {file = "docutils-0.20.1.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:f08a4e276c3a1583a86dce3e34aba3fe04d02bba2dd51ed16106244e8a923e3b"},
@@ -503,30 +503,6 @@ files = [
     {file = "mypy_extensions-1.0.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:75dbf8955dc00442a438fc4d0666508a9a97b6bd41aa2f0ffe9d2f2725af0782"},
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "nh3"
-version = "0.2.15"
-summary = "Python bindings to the ammonia HTML sanitization library."
-groups = ["dynamic"]
-files = [
-    {file = "nh3-0.2.15-cp37-abi3-macosx_10_12_x86_64.macosx_11_0_arm64.macosx_10_12_universal2.whl", hash = "sha256:9c0d415f6b7f2338f93035bba5c0d8c1b464e538bfbb1d598acd47d7969284f0"},
-    {file = "nh3-0.2.15-cp37-abi3-macosx_10_12_x86_64.whl", hash = "sha256:6f42f99f0cf6312e470b6c09e04da31f9abaadcd3eb591d7d1a88ea931dca7f3"},
-    {file = "nh3-0.2.15-cp37-abi3-manylinux_2_17_aarch64.manylinux2014_aarch64.whl", hash = "sha256:ac19c0d68cd42ecd7ead91a3a032fdfff23d29302dbb1311e641a130dfefba97"},
-    {file = "nh3-0.2.15-cp37-abi3-manylinux_2_17_armv7l.manylinux2014_armv7l.whl", hash = "sha256:5f0d77272ce6d34db6c87b4f894f037d55183d9518f948bba236fe81e2bb4e28"},
-    {file = "nh3-0.2.15-cp37-abi3-manylinux_2_17_ppc64.manylinux2014_ppc64.whl", hash = "sha256:8d595df02413aa38586c24811237e95937ef18304e108b7e92c890a06793e3bf"},
-    {file = "nh3-0.2.15-cp37-abi3-manylinux_2_17_ppc64le.manylinux2014_ppc64le.whl", hash = "sha256:86e447a63ca0b16318deb62498db4f76fc60699ce0a1231262880b38b6cff911"},
-    {file = "nh3-0.2.15-cp37-abi3-manylinux_2_17_s390x.manylinux2014_s390x.whl", hash = "sha256:3277481293b868b2715907310c7be0f1b9d10491d5adf9fce11756a97e97eddf"},
-    {file = "nh3-0.2.15-cp37-abi3-manylinux_2_17_x86_64.manylinux2014_x86_64.whl", hash = "sha256:60684857cfa8fdbb74daa867e5cad3f0c9789415aba660614fe16cd66cbb9ec7"},
-    {file = "nh3-0.2.15-cp37-abi3-manylinux_2_5_i686.manylinux1_i686.whl", hash = "sha256:3b803a5875e7234907f7d64777dfde2b93db992376f3d6d7af7f3bc347deb305"},
-    {file = "nh3-0.2.15-cp37-abi3-musllinux_1_2_aarch64.whl", hash = "sha256:0d02d0ff79dfd8208ed25a39c12cbda092388fff7f1662466e27d97ad011b770"},
-    {file = "nh3-0.2.15-cp37-abi3-musllinux_1_2_armv7l.whl", hash = "sha256:f3b53ba93bb7725acab1e030bc2ecd012a817040fd7851b332f86e2f9bb98dc6"},
-    {file = "nh3-0.2.15-cp37-abi3-musllinux_1_2_i686.whl", hash = "sha256:b1e97221cedaf15a54f5243f2c5894bb12ca951ae4ddfd02a9d4ea9df9e1a29d"},
-    {file = "nh3-0.2.15-cp37-abi3-musllinux_1_2_x86_64.whl", hash = "sha256:a5167a6403d19c515217b6bcaaa9be420974a6ac30e0da9e84d4fc67a5d474c5"},
-    {file = "nh3-0.2.15-cp37-abi3-win32.whl", hash = "sha256:427fecbb1031db085eaac9931362adf4a796428ef0163070c484b5a768e71601"},
-    {file = "nh3-0.2.15-cp37-abi3-win_amd64.whl", hash = "sha256:bc2d086fb540d0fa52ce35afaded4ea526b8fc4d3339f783db55c95de40ef02e"},
-    {file = "nh3-0.2.15.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:d1e30ff2d8d58fb2a14961f7aac1bbb1c51f9bdd7da727be35c63826060b0bf3"},
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "packaging"
 version = "24.0"
@@ -567,7 +543,7 @@ name = "pygments"
 version = "2.17.2"
 requires_python = ">=3.7"
 summary = "Pygments is a syntax highlighting package written in Python."
-groups = ["docs", "dynamic"]
+groups = ["docs"]
 files = [
     {file = "pygments-2.17.2-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:b27c2826c47d0f3219f29554824c30c5e8945175d888647acd804ddd04af846c"},
     {file = "pygments-2.17.2.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:da46cec9fd2de5be3a8a784f434e4c4ab670b4ff54d605c4c2717e9d49c4c367"},
@@ -706,35 +682,6 @@ files = [
     {file = "PyYAML-6.0.1.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:bfdf460b1736c775f2ba9f6a92bca30bc2095067b8a9d77876d1fad6cc3b4a43"},
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "readme"
-version = "0.7.1"
-summary = "readme is a library for rendering \"readme\" descriptions for Warehouse"
-groups = ["dynamic"]
-dependencies = [
-    "readme-renderer",
-]
-files = [
-    {file = "readme-0.7.1-py2.py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:37482f34fc20bff7e4ad8a42f726dc902250d27a52e1196bb8fad4bdcfdcbbe4"},
-    {file = "readme-0.7.1.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:32fbe1538a437da160fa4e4477270bfdcd8876e2e364d0d12898302644496231"},
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "readme-renderer"
-version = "43.0"
-requires_python = ">=3.8"
-summary = "readme_renderer is a library for rendering readme descriptions for Warehouse"
-groups = ["dynamic"]
-dependencies = [
-    "Pygments>=2.5.1",
-    "docutils>=0.13.1",
-    "nh3>=0.2.14",
-]
-files = [
-    {file = "readme_renderer-43.0-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:19db308d86ecd60e5affa3b2a98f017af384678c63c88e5d4556a380e674f3f9"},
-    {file = "readme_renderer-43.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:1818dd28140813509eeed8d62687f7cd4f7bad90d4db586001c5dc09d4fde311"},
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "redis"
 version = "5.0.3"
@@ -998,15 +945,6 @@ files = [
     {file = "urllib3-2.2.1.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:d0570876c61ab9e520d776c38acbbb5b05a776d3f9ff98a5c8fd5162a444cf19"},
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "version"
-version = "0.1.1"
-summary = ""
-groups = ["dynamic"]
-files = [
-    {file = "version-0.1.1.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:9ca4aae0312bc3924f4fd31cbfbef468ebf29f278174be0a6bb418fbfad7e85f"},
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "watchdog"
 version = "4.0.0"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index e70952ee..9e819839 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ classifiers = [
     "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
 ]
 
-dynamic = ["version"]
+dynamic = ["version", "README"]
 
 requires-python = ">=3.8"
 
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@ tabulate = ["tabulate"]
 watchdog = ["watchdog"]
 yaml = ["pyYaml"]
 
-dynamic = ["version", "readme"]
-
 [project.scripts]
 cement = "cement.cli.main:main"
 
@@ -73,7 +71,12 @@ precision = 2
 
 [tool.pdm.build]
 package-dir = "cement"
-includes = ["cement/cli/templates/generate/*"]
+includes = [
+    "cement",
+    "cement/cli/templates/generate",
+    "CONTRIBUTORS.md",
+    "CHANGELOG.md"
+]
 excludes = ["tests"]
 
 [tool.pdm.version]