diff --git a/.github/workflows/CI.yaml b/.github/workflows/CI.yaml
index bad63e051..ef44c6039 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CI.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CI.yaml
@@ -113,22 +113,9 @@ jobs:
         uses: mamba-org/setup-micromamba@v2
         with:
           environment-file: environment-dev.yml
-          create-args: python=3.12
-
-      - name: Clone Foyer and GMSO
-        run: |
-          git clone https://github.com/mosdef-hub/foyer.git
-          git clone https://github.com/mosdef-hub/gmso.git
-
-      - name: Update Environment with foyer/gmso Dependencies
-        run: |
-          micromamba update --name mbuild-dev --file foyer/environment.yml
-          micromamba update --name mbuild-dev --file gmso/environment.yml
 
       - name: Install Packages from Source
         run: |
-          pip install -e foyer
-          pip install -e gmso
           pip install -e .
 
       - name: Run Bleeding Edge Tests
diff --git a/environment-dev.yml b/environment-dev.yml
index 42591309f..cdc936339 100644
--- a/environment-dev.yml
+++ b/environment-dev.yml
@@ -2,32 +2,39 @@ name: mbuild-dev
 channels:
   - conda-forge
 dependencies:
-  - bump2version
-  - codecov
-  - ele
-  - gmso>=0.9.0
-  - foyer>=0.11.0
-  - freud>=2.0.0
-  - garnett>=0.7.1
-  - gsd>=2.9
-  - hoomd>=3
-  - intermol
-  - mdtraj
-  - networkx
-  - nglview>=3
+  - python=3.12
+  - boltons
   - numpy=1.26.4
-  - openbabel>=3
-  - packmol>=20
-  - parmed>=3.4.3
-  - pip
-  - pre-commit
-  - py3Dmol
-  - pycifrw
+  - sympy
+  - unyt>=2.9.5
+  - boltons
+  - lark>=1.2
+  - lxml
+  - pydantic>=2
+  - networkx
   - pytest
-  - pytest-azurepipelines
+  - openbabel>=3.0.0
+  - openmm
+  - gsd>=2.9
+  - parmed>=3.4.3
+  - packmol>=18
   - pytest-cov
-  - python>=3.8
   - rdkit>=2021
+  - requests
   - scipy
   - treelib
+  - codecov
+  - bump2version
+  - matplotlib
+  - ipywidgets
+  - ele>=0.2.0
+  - pre-commit
+  - pandas
+  - symengine
+  - python-symengine
+  - hoomd>=4.0,<5.0
   - importlib_resources
+  - pip:
+      - git+https://github.com/mosdef-hub/gmso.git@main
+      - git+https://github.com/mosdef-hub/foyer.git@main
+      - git+https://github.com/mosdef-hub/forcefield-utilities.git@main
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 2965f6781..9d51a1c21 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [build-system]
-requires = ["setuptools>=61.2", "versioningit"]
+requires = ["setuptools>=61.2"]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
@@ -43,22 +43,12 @@ find = {namespaces = false}
 [tool.setuptools.package-data]
 mbuild = ['"utils/**"', '"lib/**"']
 
+[tool.setuptools.dynamic]
+version = {attr = "mbuild.__version__"}
+
 [project.entry-points."mbuild.plugins"]
 Alkane = "mbuild.lib.recipes.alkane:Alkane"
 Monolayer = "mbuild.lib.recipes.monolayer:Monolayer"
 Polymer = "mbuild.lib.recipes.polymer:Polymer"
 SilicaInterface = "mbuild.lib.recipes.silica_interface:SilicaInterface"
 TiledCompound = "mbuild.lib.recipes.tiled_compound:TiledCompound"
-
-[tool.versioningit]
-default-version = "1+unknown"
-
-[tool.versioningit.format]
-distance = "{base_version}+{distance}.{vcs}{rev}"
-dirty = "{base_version}+{distance}.{vcs}{rev}.dirty"
-distance-dirty = "{base_version}+{distance}.{vcs}{rev}.dirty"
-
-[tool.versioningit.vcs]
-method = "git"
-match = ["*"]
-default-tag = "0.0.0"