diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
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+[tool.poetry]
+name = "gobblet-rl"
+version = "1.3.5"
+description = "Interactive Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning Environment for the board game Gobblet using PettingZoo."
+repository = "https://github.com/elliottower/gobblet-rl/"
+keywords = ["gobblet", "board game", "multiagent-reinforcement-learning", "pettingzoo", "gymnasium", "interactive", "pygame"]
+authors = ["elliottower <elliot@elliottower.com>"]
+license = "MIT"
+readme = "README.md"
+packages = [{include = "gobblet_rl"}]
+classifiers = [
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
+    "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
+    "Operating System :: OS Independent",
+    'Intended Audience :: Science/Research',
+    'Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Artificial Intelligence',
+]
+
+[tool.poetry.urls]
+"Bug Tracker" = "https://github.com/elliottower/gobblet-rl/issues"
+
+[tool.poetry.dependencies]
+python = ">=3.8, <3.12"
+PettingZoo = "^1.22.3"
+gymnasium = "^0.27.1"
+pygame = "^2.1.3"
+SuperSuit = "^3.7.1"
+poetry = "^1.3.2"
+numpy = "1.23.5" # cathedral uses 1.24.2
+
+[tool.poetry.group.dev.dependencies]
+pytest = "^7.2.1"
+hypothesis = "^6.68.2"
+pytest-cov = "^4.0.0"
+pre-commit = "^3.1.1"
+black = "^23.1.0" # TODO: can this be updated automatically with pre-commit CI?
+
+[tool.poetry.group.wasm.dependencies]
+python = ">=3.11"
+asyncio = "^3.4.3"
+pygbag = "^0.7.1"
+token-utils = "^0.1.8"
+
+[tool.poetry.group.training.dependencies]
+pymunk = "^6.4.0"
+protobuf = "3.19.6"
+gym = "^0.23.1" # current tianshou release requires gym
+tianshou = "^0.4.11"
+torch = "^1.13.1"
+#ray = {extras = ["rllib"], version = "^2.3.0"}
+#tensorflow-probability = "^0.19.0"
+#tensorflow = "^2.11.0"
+
+
+[tool.pytest.ini_options]
+testpaths = ["tests"]
+
+[tool.poetry-dynamic-versioning]
+enable = true
+vcs = "git"
+
+[tool.poetry-dynamic-versioning.substitution]
+files = ["*.py", "*/__init__.py", "*/__version__.py", "*/_version.py", ".pre-commit-config.yaml"]
+
+
+[build-system]
+requires = ["poetry-core>=1.0.0", "poetry-dynamic-versioning"]
+build-backend = "poetry_dynamic_versioning.backend"
diff --git a/pyproject_setuptools.toml b/pyproject_setuptools.toml
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-[build-system]
-requires = ["setuptools>=61.0"]
-build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
-
-[project]
-name = "gobblet-rl"
-authors = [
-  { name="Elliot Tower", email="elliot@elliottower.com" },
-]
-description = "Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning Environment for the board game Gobblet using PettingZoo."
-readme = "README.md"
-requires-python = ">=3.8"
-keywords = ["gobblet", "rl", "reinforcement learning", "pettingzoo", "gymnasium", "pygame", "tianshou"]
-license = {file = 'LICENSE'}
-classifiers = [
-    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
-    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
-    "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
-    "Operating System :: OS Independent",
-]
-dynamic=["version", "dependencies"]
-
-[tool.setuptools.packages.find]
-where = ["gobblet_rl"]
-exclude = ["examples*"]
-namespaces = false
-
-[tool.setuptools.dynamic]
-version = {attr = "gobblet_rl.__version__"}
-dependencies = {file = ["requirements.txt"]}
-
-[tool.pytest.ini_options]
-testpaths = ["tests"]
-
-[project.urls]
-"Homepage" = "https://github.com/elliottower/gobblet-rl/"
-"Bug Tracker" = "https://github.com/elliottower/gobblet/issues"
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