diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 03727cc..41ca02c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ So I built one.
 `spiderweb` is a small web framework, just big enough to hold a spider. Getting started is easy:
 
 ```shell
-poetry add spiderweb-framework
+uv add spiderweb-framework
+# or
+pip install spiderweb-framework
 ```
 
 Create a new file and drop this in it:
@@ -43,6 +45,17 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
 
 ## [View the docs here!](https://itsthejoker.github.io/spiderweb/#/)
 
+### Development (using uv)
+
+This repository uses uv for local development and testing.
+
+- Create a virtual environment: `uv venv`
+- Activate it (Windows): `.venv\Scripts\activate`
+- Activate it (POSIX): `source .venv/bin/activate`
+- Install deps (editable + dev): `uv pip install -e .[dev]`
+- Run tests: `uv run python -m pytest`
+- Lint/format: `uv run ruff check .` and `uv run black .`
+
 My goal with this framework was to do three things:
 
   1. Learn a lot
@@ -68,5 +81,5 @@ And, honestly, I think I got there. Here's a non-exhaustive list of things this
 - CORS middleware
 - Optional POST data validation middleware with Pydantic
 - Session middleware with built-in session store
-- Database support (using Peewee, but you can use whatever you want as long as there's a Peewee driver for it)
+- Database support (using SQLAlchemy, but you can use whatever you want as long as there's a SQLAlchemy driver for it)
 - Tests (currently roughly 89% coverage)
diff --git a/docs/quickstart.md b/docs/quickstart.md
index 8106a25..7ab32ea 100644
--- a/docs/quickstart.md
+++ b/docs/quickstart.md
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ Start by installing the package with your favorite package manager:
 
 <!-- tabs:start -->
 
-<!-- tab:poetry -->
+<!-- tab:uv -->
 
 ```shell
-poetry add spiderweb-framework
+uv add spiderweb-framework
 ```
 
 <!-- tab:pip -->
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 2a12af1..b88b435 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ description = "A small web framework, just big enough for a spider."
 authors = [{name="Joe Kaufeld", email="opensource@joekaufeld.com"}]
 readme = "README.md"
 packages = [{include = "spiderweb"}]
-license = "LICENSE.txt"
+license = "MIT"
 exclude = [
     "tests/*",
     "example.py",
@@ -50,8 +50,11 @@ hypothesis = "^6.111.2"
 coverage = "^7.6.1"
 
 [build-system]
-requires = ["poetry-core"]
-build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"
+requires = ["hatchling"]
+build-backend = "hatchling.build"
+
+[tool.hatch.build.targets.wheel]
+packages = ["spiderweb/spiderweb-framework"]
 
 [tool.poetry_bumpversion.file."spiderweb/constants.py"]