diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 34f9fbc..5286d26 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,28 +1,20 @@
-FROM python:3-alpine
-
-# install build deps for pycryptodome and other c-based python modules
-RUN apk add alpine-sdk autoconf automake libtool gcc
+FROM python:3.12-alpine
 
 # add env var to let the relay know it's in a container
 ENV DOCKER_RUNNING=true
 
 # setup various container properties
 VOLUME ["/data"]
-CMD ["python", "-m", "relay"]
+CMD ["python3", "-m", "relay"]
 EXPOSE 8080/tcp
 WORKDIR /opt/activityrelay
 
+# only copy necessary files
+COPY relay ./relay
+COPY pyproject.toml ./
+
 # install and update important python modules
 RUN pip3 install -U setuptools wheel pip
 
-# only copy necessary files
-COPY relay ./relay
-COPY LICENSE .
-COPY README.md .
-COPY requirements.txt .
-COPY setup.cfg .
-COPY setup.py .
-COPY .git ./.git
-
 # install relay deps
-RUN pip3 install -r requirements.txt
+RUN pip3 install `python3 -c "import tomllib; print(' '.join(dep.replace(' ', '') for dep in tomllib.load(open('pyproject.toml', 'rb'))['project']['dependencies']))"`
diff --git a/dev-requirements.txt b/dev-requirements.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index aa8a793..0000000
--- a/dev-requirements.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-flake8 == 7.0.0
-mypy == 1.9.0
-pyinstaller == 6.3.0
-watchdog == 4.0.0
-
-typing_extensions >= 4.10.0; python_version < '3.11.0'
diff --git a/docker.sh b/docker.sh
index d372dbf..9897a23 100755
--- a/docker.sh
+++ b/docker.sh
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ case $1 in
 		COLS="%-22s %s\n"
 
 		echo "Valid commands:"
+
 		printf "$COLS" "- start" "Run the relay in the background"
 		printf "$COLS" "- stop" "Stop the relay"
 		printf "$COLS" "- manage <cmd> [args]" "Run a relay management command"
@@ -62,5 +63,8 @@ case $1 in
 		printf "$COLS" "- rescue" "Drop into a bash shell on a temp container with the data volume mounted"
 		printf "$COLS" "- install" "Build the image, create a new container and volume, and run relay setup"
 		printf "$COLS" "- uninstall" "Delete the relay image, container, and volume"
+
+		echo ""
+		echo "Note: This script may not work. It is recommended to manually install and manage the container if you know what you're doing."
 	;;
 esac
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 805e24a..c181f8e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -15,8 +15,23 @@ classifiers = [
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
 ]
+dependencies = [
+	"activitypub-utils == 0.2.1",
+	"aiohttp >= 3.9.1",
+	"aiohttp-swagger[performance] == 1.0.16",
+	"argon2-cffi == 23.1.0",
+	"barkshark-sql == 0.1.2",
+	"click >= 8.1.2",
+	"hiredis == 2.3.2",
+	"jinja2-haml == 0.3.5",
+	"markdown == 3.5.2",
+	"platformdirs == 4.2.0",
+	"pyyaml >= 6.0",
+	"redis == 5.0.1",
+	"importlib_resources == 6.1.1; python_version < '3.9'"
+]
 requires-python = ">=3.8"
-dynamic = ["version", "dependencies", "optional-dependencies"]
+dynamic = ["version"]
 
 [project.readme]
 file = "README.md"
@@ -30,6 +45,15 @@ Tracker = "https://git.pleroma.social/pleroma/relay/-/issues"
 [project.scripts]
 activityrelay = "relay.manage:main"
 
+[project.optional-dependencies]
+dev = [
+	"flake8 == 7.0.0",
+	"mypy == 1.9.0",
+	"pyinstaller == 6.3.0",
+	"watchdog == 4.0.0",
+	"typing_extensions >= 4.10.0; python_version < '3.11.0'"
+]
+
 [tool.setuptools]
 zip-safe = false
 packages = [
@@ -50,7 +74,6 @@ relay = [
 
 [tool.setuptools.dynamic]
 version = {attr = "relay.__version__"}
-dependencies = {file = ["requirements.txt"]}
 
 [tool.setuptools.dynamic.optional-dependencies]
 dev = {file = ["dev-requirements.txt"]}
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 90f0b07..0000000
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-activitypub-utils == 0.2.1
-aiohttp >= 3.9.1
-aiohttp-swagger[performance] == 1.0.16
-argon2-cffi == 23.1.0
-barkshark-sql == 0.1.2
-click >= 8.1.2
-hiredis == 2.3.2
-jinja2-haml == 0.3.5
-markdown == 3.5.2
-platformdirs == 4.2.0
-pyyaml >= 6.0
-redis == 5.0.1
-
-importlib_resources == 6.1.1; python_version < '3.9'