diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e9aaf0b27b..9ab23d38e7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ secrets.tar
 
 # Python things
 __pycache__
-.python-version
+*.pyc
 .venv
 
 # Prerequisites for updating ChibiOS
@@ -128,3 +128,6 @@ compile_commands.json
 via*.json
 /keyboards/**/keymaps/via/*
 /keyboards/**/keymaps/vial/*
+
+# UV
+uv.lock
diff --git a/.python-version b/.python-version
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6324d401a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.python-version
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+3.14
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..85f5ffaa8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+[project]
+name = "qmk-firmware"
+version = "0.1.0"
+description = "Add your description here"
+readme = "README.md"
+requires-python = ">=3.14"
+dependencies = [
+    "argcomplete>=3.7.0",
+    "colorama>=0.4.6",
+    "dotty-dict>=1.3.1",
+    "hid>=1.0.9",
+    "hjson>=3.1.0",
+    "jsonschema>=4",
+    "milc>=1.9.0",
+    "pillow>=12.3.0",
+    "pygments>=2.20.0",
+    "pyserial>=3.5",
+    "pyusb>=1.3.1",
+]
+
+[dependency-groups]
+dev = [
+    "flake8>=7.3.0",
+    "nose2>=0.16.0",
+    "pep8-naming>=0.15.1",
+    "pyflakes>=3.4.0",
+    "yapf>=0.43.0",
+]
diff --git a/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
index 7213707338..6f570645a9 100644
--- a/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -1,9 +1 @@
-# Install the necessary requirements
--r requirements.txt
-
-# Python development requirements
-nose2
-flake8
-pep8-naming
-pyflakes
-yapf
+# Make QMK's CLI realize that this is a valid QMK clone...
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 68b05d64e6..6f570645a9 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,13 +1 @@
-# Python requirements
-# platformdirs
-argcomplete
-colorama
-dotty-dict
-hid
-hjson
-jsonschema>=4
-milc>=1.9.0
-pygments
-pyserial
-pyusb
-pillow
+# Make QMK's CLI realize that this is a valid QMK clone...