diff --git a/.github/workflows/checks.yml b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
index c2b701c..0e0eecc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
@@ -39,15 +39,12 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           python -m isort --check --profile black .
 
-      # # Disable hadolint check until
-      # # https://github.com/hadolint/hadolint/issues/943 is solved.
-      # - name: Lint sdx-controller Dockerfile
-      #   uses: hadolint/hadolint-action@v3.1.0
-      #   with:
-      #     dockerfile: Dockerfile
+      - name: Lint sdx-controller Dockerfile
+        uses: hadolint/hadolint-action@v3.1.0
+        with:
+          dockerfile: Dockerfile
 
       - name: Lint bapm-server Dockerfile
         uses: hadolint/hadolint-action@v3.1.0
         with:
           dockerfile: bapm_server/Dockerfile
-
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index f6c20fa..7a482f2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -41,10 +41,10 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         python-version:
-          - "3.8"
           - "3.9"
           - "3.10"
           - "3.11"
+          - "3.12"
 
     steps:
 
diff --git a/.mailmap b/.mailmap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b3c129
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.mailmap
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+Cong Wang <cwang@renci.org> <cwang@aw-sdx-controller.renci.org>
+Cong Wang <cwang@renci.org> <cong@Cs-MacBook-Air.attlocal.net>
+Cong Wang <cwang@renci.org> <cong@Cs-Air-2.attlocal.net>
+Cong Wang <cwang@renci.org> <congwang@rciadmins-mbp-4.wireless-1x.unc.edu>
+Cong Wang <cwang@renci.org> <cong@Cs-MacBook-Air.attlocal.net>
+Cong Wang <cwang@renci.org> <cwang@rciadmins-MBP.attlocal.net>
+Italo Valcy <italo@ampath.net> <italovalcy@gmail.com>
+Sajith Sasidharan <sajith@hcoop.net> <sajith@renci.org>
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 3d2c391..af42244 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -23,12 +23,6 @@ ENV PATH="/opt/venv/bin:$PATH"
 
 COPY . /usr/src/app
 
-# In order to make setuptools_scm work during container build, we
-# temporarily bind-mount .git.  Via
-# https://github.com/pypa/setuptools_scm/issues/77#issuecomment-844927695
-RUN --mount=source=.git,target=.git,type=bind \
-    pip install --no-cache-dir .[wsgi]
-
 # The final image.
 FROM python:3.9-slim-bullseye AS sdx-runtime-image
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index df3a754..38d29ba 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,21 +1,19 @@
 [build-system]
-requires = [
-    "setuptools >= 61.0",
-    "setuptools-scm >= 6.2",
-]
-build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+requires = ["flit_core >=3.2,<4"]
+build-backend = "flit_core.buildapi"
 
 [project]
 name = "sdx-controller"
+version = "3.0.0.dev0"
 description = "AtlanticWave-SDX project's main controller"
-dynamic = [ "version" ]
 authors = [
     { name = "Yufeng Xin", email = "yxin@renci.org" },
     { name = "Cong Wang", email = "cwang@renci.org" },
     { name = "Sajith Sasidharan", email = "sajith@renci.org" },
+    { name = "Italo Valcy", email = "italo@ampath.net" },
 ]
 readme = "README.md"
-requires-python = ">=3.8"
+requires-python = ">=3.9"
 license = {file = "LICENSE"}
 classifiers = [
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
@@ -31,7 +29,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "pika >= 1.2.0",
     "dataset",
     "pymongo > 3.0",
-    "sdx-pce @ git+https://github.com/atlanticwave-sdx/pce@main",
+    "sdx-pce @ git+https://github.com/atlanticwave-sdx/pce@3.0.0.dev0",
 ]
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]