diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 66f2160c9..d407eaff2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@
     "turbo": "^1.10.3",
     "vite": "^4.1.1",
     "vite-tsconfig-paths": "^4.0.5",
-    "vitest": "^0.28.4"
+    "vitest": "^0.28.4",
+    "pkg-types": "1.1.3"
   },
   "packageManager": "pnpm@8.15.5",
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/cli-v3/package.json b/packages/cli-v3/package.json
index 838d65cb5..056870275 100644
--- a/packages/cli-v3/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli-v3/package.json
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
     "@types/resolve": "^1.20.6",
     "@types/semver": "^7.3.13",
     "@types/ws": "^8.5.3",
+    "@types/source-map-support": "0.5.10",
     "cpy-cli": "^5.0.0",
     "nodemon": "^3.0.1",
     "npm-run-all": "^4.1.5",
@@ -64,15 +65,17 @@
     "type-fest": "^3.6.0",
     "typescript": "^5.5.4",
     "vitest": "^1.6.0",
-    "xdg-app-paths": "^8.3.0"
+    "xdg-app-paths": "^8.3.0",
+    "tsx": "4.17.0"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "typecheck": "tsc",
-    "prepare": "tshy",
+    "prepare": "tshy && pnpm run update-version",
     "build": "tshy",
     "dev": "tshy --watch",
     "test": "vitest",
-    "test:e2e": "vitest --run -c e2e/vite.config.js"
+    "test:e2e": "vitest --run -c e2e/vite.config.js",
+    "update-version": "tsx ../../scripts/updateVersion.ts"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@anatine/esbuild-decorators": "^0.2.19",
@@ -123,7 +126,6 @@
     "object-hash": "^3.0.0",
     "p-debounce": "^4.0.0",
     "p-throttle": "^6.1.0",
-    "package-json-from-dist": "^1.0.0",
     "partysocket": "^0.0.17",
     "pkg-types": "^1.1.3",
     "proxy-agent": "^6.3.0",
diff --git a/packages/cli-v3/src/build/extensions.ts b/packages/cli-v3/src/build/extensions.ts
index eb89e4955..31da16e9f 100644
--- a/packages/cli-v3/src/build/extensions.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-v3/src/build/extensions.ts
@@ -1,20 +1,14 @@
-import * as esbuild from "esbuild";
-import { resolveModule } from "./resolveModule.js";
-import { BuildContext, BuildExtension, BuildLayer, RegisteredPlugin, RegisterPluginOptions, ResolvedConfig } from "@trigger.dev/core/v3/build";
+import {
+  BuildContext,
+  BuildExtension,
+  BuildLayer,
+  RegisteredPlugin,
+  ResolvedConfig,
+} from "@trigger.dev/core/v3/build";
 import { BuildManifest, BuildTarget } from "@trigger.dev/core/v3/schemas";
+import * as esbuild from "esbuild";
 import { logger } from "../utilities/logger.js";
-
-export function createExtensionForPlugin(
-  plugin: esbuild.Plugin,
-  options: RegisterPluginOptions = {}
-): BuildExtension {
-  return {
-    name: plugin.name,
-    onBuildStart(context) {
-      context.registerPlugin(plugin, options);
-    },
-  };
-}
+import { resolveModule } from "./resolveModule.js";
 
 export interface InternalBuildContext extends BuildContext {
   getLayers(): BuildLayer[];
@@ -25,9 +19,7 @@ export interface InternalBuildContext extends BuildContext {
   getExtensions(): BuildExtension[];
 }
 
-export async function notifyExtensionOnBuildStart(
-  context: InternalBuildContext
-) {
+export async function notifyExtensionOnBuildStart(context: InternalBuildContext) {
   for (const extension of context.getExtensions()) {
     if (extension.onBuildStart) {
       await extension.onBuildStart(context);
@@ -118,10 +110,7 @@ function applyContextLayersToManifest(
   return manifest;
 }
 
-function applyLayerToManifest(
-  layer: BuildLayer,
-  manifest: BuildManifest
-): BuildManifest {
+function applyLayerToManifest(layer: BuildLayer, manifest: BuildManifest): BuildManifest {
   let $manifest = { ...manifest };
 
   if (layer.commands) {
@@ -152,9 +141,7 @@ function applyLayerToManifest(
   return $manifest;
 }
 
-export function resolvePluginsForContext(
-  context: InternalBuildContext
-): esbuild.Plugin[] {
+export function resolvePluginsForContext(context: InternalBuildContext): esbuild.Plugin[] {
   const registeredPlugins = context.getPlugins();
 
   if (registeredPlugins.length === 0) {
diff --git a/packages/cli-v3/src/build/plugins.ts b/packages/cli-v3/src/build/plugins.ts
index 12abb223c..ee08f28b2 100644
--- a/packages/cli-v3/src/build/plugins.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-v3/src/build/plugins.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ export async function buildPlugins(
     plugins.push($configPlugin);
   }
 
+  plugins.push(mockServerOnlyPlugin());
+
   return plugins;
 }
 
@@ -39,3 +41,33 @@ export function analyzeMetadataPlugin(): esbuild.Plugin {
     },
   };
 }
+
+export function mockServerOnlyPlugin(): esbuild.Plugin {
+  return {
+    name: "trigger-mock-server-only",
+    setup(build) {
+      build.onResolve({ filter: /^server-only$/ }, (args) => {
+        if (args.path !== "server-only") {
+          return undefined;
+        }
+
+        logger.debug(`[trigger-mock-server-only] Bundling ${args.path}`, {
+          ...args,
+        });
+
+        return {
+          path: args.path,
+          external: false,
+          namespace: "server-only-mock",
+        };
+      });
+
+      build.onLoad({ filter: /^server-only$/, namespace: "server-only-mock" }, (args) => {
+        return {
+          contents: `export default true;`,
+          loader: "js",
+        };
+      });
+    },
+  };
+}
diff --git a/packages/cli-v3/src/cli/index.ts b/packages/cli-v3/src/cli/index.ts
index 1ad63073d..22e179c52 100644
--- a/packages/cli-v3/src/cli/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-v3/src/cli/index.ts
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@ import { configureInitCommand } from "../commands/init.js";
 import { configureLoginCommand } from "../commands/login.js";
 import { configureLogoutCommand } from "../commands/logout.js";
 import { configureWhoamiCommand } from "../commands/whoami.js";
-import { COMMAND_NAME, VERSION } from "../consts.js";
+import { COMMAND_NAME } from "../consts.js";
 import { configureListProfilesCommand } from "../commands/list-profiles.js";
 import { configureUpdateCommand } from "../commands/update.js";
+import { VERSION } from "../version.js";
 
 export const program = new Command();
 
diff --git a/packages/cli-v3/src/commands/login.ts b/packages/cli-v3/src/commands/login.ts
index 8efd4932f..fd843efbb 100644
--- a/packages/cli-v3/src/commands/login.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-v3/src/commands/login.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import { whoAmI } from "./whoami.js";
 import { logger } from "../utilities/logger.js";
 import { spinner } from "../utilities/windows.js";
 import { isLinuxServer } from "../utilities/linux.js";
-import { VERSION } from "../consts.js";
+import { VERSION } from "../version.js";
 
 export const LoginCommandOptions = CommonCommandOptions.extend({
   apiUrl: z.string(),
diff --git a/packages/cli-v3/src/commands/update.ts b/packages/cli-v3/src/commands/update.ts
index 51b8e9512..83cb1a866 100644
--- a/packages/cli-v3/src/commands/update.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-v3/src/commands/update.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { join, resolve } from "path";
 import { JavascriptProject } from "../utilities/javascriptProject.js";
 import { PackageManager } from "../utilities/getUserPackageManager.js";
 import { chalkError, prettyError, prettyWarning } from "../utilities/cliOutput.js";
-import { VERSION } from "../consts.js";
+import { VERSION } from "../version.js";
 
 export const UpdateCommandOptions = CommonCommandOptions.pick({
   logLevel: true,
diff --git a/packages/cli-v3/src/consts.ts b/packages/cli-v3/src/consts.ts
index 6578aaa22..9df98d0d7 100644
--- a/packages/cli-v3/src/consts.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-v3/src/consts.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-import { pkg } from "./pkg.js";
-
 export const COMMAND_NAME = "trigger.dev";
 export const CLOUD_WEB_URL = "https://cloud.trigger.dev";
 export const CLOUD_API_URL = "https://api.trigger.dev";
 export const CONFIG_FILES = ["trigger.config.ts", "trigger.config.js", "trigger.config.mjs"];
-export const VERSION = pkg.version;
diff --git a/packages/cli-v3/src/dev/backgroundWorker.ts b/packages/cli-v3/src/dev/backgroundWorker.ts
index 83fc41ecb..ad6652f12 100644
--- a/packages/cli-v3/src/dev/backgroundWorker.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-v3/src/dev/backgroundWorker.ts
@@ -314,14 +314,34 @@ export class BackgroundWorker {
       });
 
       child.stdout?.on("data", (data) => {
-        logger.log(data.toString());
+        logger.debug(data.toString());
       });
 
       child.stderr?.on("data", (data) => {
-        this.stderr.push(data.toString());
+        logger.debug(data.toString());
+      });
+
+      const sender = new ZodMessageSender({
+        schema: workerToChildMessages,
+        sender: async (message) => {
+          if (child.connected && !resolved) {
+            child.send(message);
+          }
+        },
+      });
+
+      sender.send("INDEX", { build: this.build }).catch((err) => {
+        if (err instanceof Error) {
+          clearTimeout(timeout);
+          resolved = true;
+          reject(err);
+          child.kill();
+        }
       });
     });
 
+    logger.debug("Worker initialized", { manifest: this.manifest });
+
     this._initialized = true;
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/cli-v3/src/dev/devSession.ts b/packages/cli-v3/src/dev/devSession.ts
index 333cffba0..183b42578 100644
--- a/packages/cli-v3/src/dev/devSession.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-v3/src/dev/devSession.ts
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ export async function startDevSession({
       buildManifest = await notifyExtensionOnBuildComplete(buildContext, buildManifest);
 
       logger.debug("Updated bundle", { bundle, buildManifest });
+
+      await runtime.initializeWorker(buildManifest);
     } catch (error) {
       logger.error("Error updating bundle", { error });
     }
@@ -156,7 +158,10 @@ async function createBuildManifestFromBundle(
     target: "dev",
     files: bundle.files,
     externals: [],
-    config: resolvedConfig,
+    config: {
+      project: resolvedConfig.project,
+      dirs: resolvedConfig.dirs,
+    },
     outputPath: destination,
     workerEntryPoint: bundle.workerEntryPoint ?? devEntryPoint,
     loaderEntryPoint: bundle.loaderEntryPoint ?? telemetryEntryPoint,
diff --git a/packages/cli-v3/src/entryPoints/dev.ts b/packages/cli-v3/src/entryPoints/dev.ts
index cb0ff5c3b..ad9b6dbd6 100644
--- a/packages/cli-v3/src/entryPoints/dev.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-v3/src/entryPoints/dev.ts
@@ -1 +1,296 @@
-export {};
+import type { Tracer } from "@opentelemetry/api";
+import type { Logger } from "@opentelemetry/api-logs";
+import {
+  childToWorkerMessages,
+  clock,
+  type HandleErrorFunction,
+  logger,
+  LogLevel,
+  runtime,
+  taskCatalog,
+  TaskRunErrorCodes,
+  TaskRunExecution,
+  TriggerConfig,
+  TriggerTracer,
+  workerToChildMessages,
+} from "@trigger.dev/core/v3";
+import { DevRuntimeManager } from "@trigger.dev/core/v3/dev";
+import {
+  ConsoleInterceptor,
+  DevUsageManager,
+  DurableClock,
+  getEnvVar,
+  logLevels,
+  OtelTaskLogger,
+  StandardTaskCatalog,
+  TaskExecutor,
+  TracingDiagnosticLogLevel,
+  TracingSDK,
+  usage,
+} from "@trigger.dev/core/v3/workers";
+import {
+  ZodMessageHandler,
+  ZodMessageSender,
+  ZodSchemaParsedError,
+} from "@trigger.dev/core/v3/zodMessageHandler";
+import sourceMapSupport from "source-map-support";
+import { VERSION } from "../version.js";
+
+sourceMapSupport.install({
+  handleUncaughtExceptions: false,
+  environment: "node",
+  hookRequire: false,
+});
+
+const sender = new ZodMessageSender({
+  schema: childToWorkerMessages,
+  sender: async (message) => {
+    process.send?.(message);
+  },
+});
+
+taskCatalog.setGlobalTaskCatalog(new StandardTaskCatalog());
+const durableClock = new DurableClock();
+clock.setGlobalClock(durableClock);
+usage.setGlobalUsageManager(new DevUsageManager());
+const devRuntimeManager = new DevRuntimeManager();
+runtime.setGlobalRuntimeManager(devRuntimeManager);
+
+const triggerLogLevel = getEnvVar("TRIGGER_LOG_LEVEL");
+
+async function importConfig(
+  configPath: string
+): Promise<{ config: TriggerConfig; handleError?: HandleErrorFunction }> {
+  const configModule = await import(configPath);
+
+  const config = configModule?.default ?? configModule?.config;
+
+  return {
+    config,
+    handleError: configModule?.handleError,
+  };
+}
+
+async function bootstrap(configPath: string) {
+  const { config, handleError } = await importConfig(configPath);
+
+  const tracingSDK = new TracingSDK({
+    url: process.env.OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT ?? "http://0.0.0.0:4318",
+    instrumentations: config.instrumentations ?? [],
+    diagLogLevel: (process.env.OTEL_LOG_LEVEL as TracingDiagnosticLogLevel) ?? "none",
+    forceFlushTimeoutMillis: 30_000,
+  });
+
+  const otelTracer: Tracer = tracingSDK.getTracer("trigger-dev-worker", VERSION);
+  const otelLogger: Logger = tracingSDK.getLogger("trigger-dev-worker", VERSION);
+
+  const tracer = new TriggerTracer({ tracer: otelTracer, logger: otelLogger });
+  const consoleInterceptor = new ConsoleInterceptor(
+    otelLogger,
+    typeof config.enableConsoleLogging === "boolean" ? config.enableConsoleLogging : true
+  );
+
+  const configLogLevel = triggerLogLevel ?? config.logLevel ?? "info";
+
+  const otelTaskLogger = new OtelTaskLogger({
+    logger: otelLogger,
+    tracer: tracer,
+    level: logLevels.includes(configLogLevel as any) ? (configLogLevel as LogLevel) : "info",
+  });
+
+  logger.setGlobalTaskLogger(otelTaskLogger);
+
+  return { tracer, tracingSDK, consoleInterceptor, config, handleErrorFn: handleError };
+}
+
+async function registerTaskFileMetadata(files: Array<{ entry: string; out: string }>) {
+  for (const file of files) {
+    console.log("Detecting exported tasks in file", file.out);
+
+    const module = await import(file.out);
+
+    for (const exportName of Object.keys(module)) {
+      const task = module[exportName];
+
+      if (!task) {
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      if (task[Symbol.for("trigger.dev/task")]) {
+        if (taskCatalog.taskExists(task.id)) {
+          taskCatalog.registerTaskFileMetadata(task.id, {
+            exportName,
+            filePath: file.out,
+            entryPoint: file.entry,
+          });
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+let _execution: TaskRunExecution | undefined;
+let _isRunning = false;
+let _tracingSDK: TracingSDK | undefined;
+
+const handler = new ZodMessageHandler({
+  schema: workerToChildMessages,
+  messages: {
+    INDEX: async ({ build }) => {
+      await bootstrap(build.configPath);
+      await registerTaskFileMetadata(build.files);
+
+      const tasks = taskCatalog.listTaskManifests();
+
+      await sender.send("INDEX_COMPLETE", { manifest: { tasks } }).catch((err) => {
+        if (err instanceof ZodSchemaParsedError) {
+          sender.send("TASKS_FAILED_TO_PARSE", {
+            zodIssues: err.error.issues,
+            tasks,
+          });
+        } else {
+          console.error("Failed to send TASKS_READY message", err);
+        }
+      });
+    },
+    EXECUTE_TASK_RUN: async ({ execution, traceContext, metadata }) => {
+      if (_isRunning) {
+        console.error("Worker is already running a task");
+
+        await sender.send("TASK_RUN_COMPLETED", {
+          execution,
+          result: {
+            ok: false,
+            id: execution.run.id,
+            error: {
+              type: "INTERNAL_ERROR",
+              code: TaskRunErrorCodes.TASK_ALREADY_RUNNING,
+            },
+            usage: {
+              durationMs: 0,
+            },
+          },
+        });
+
+        return;
+      }
+
+      process.title = `trigger-dev-worker: ${execution.task.id} ${execution.run.id}`;
+
+      const task = taskCatalog.getTask(execution.task.id);
+
+      if (!task) {
+        console.error(`Could not find task ${execution.task.id}`);
+
+        await sender.send("TASK_RUN_COMPLETED", {
+          execution,
+          result: {
+            ok: false,
+            id: execution.run.id,
+            error: {
+              type: "INTERNAL_ERROR",
+              code: TaskRunErrorCodes.COULD_NOT_FIND_EXECUTOR,
+            },
+            usage: {
+              durationMs: 0,
+            },
+          },
+        });
+
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const { tracer, tracingSDK, consoleInterceptor, config, handleErrorFn } = await bootstrap(
+        "./trigger.config.js"
+      );
+
+      const executor = new TaskExecutor(task, {
+        tracer,
+        tracingSDK,
+        consoleInterceptor,
+        config,
+        handleErrorFn,
+      });
+
+      try {
+        _execution = execution;
+        _isRunning = true;
+
+        const measurement = usage.start();
+
+        const { result } = await executor.execute(execution, metadata, traceContext, measurement);
+
+        const usageSample = usage.stop(measurement);
+
+        return sender.send("TASK_RUN_COMPLETED", {
+          execution,
+          result: {
+            ...result,
+            usage: {
+              durationMs: usageSample.cpuTime,
+            },
+          },
+        });
+      } finally {
+        _execution = undefined;
+        _isRunning = false;
+      }
+    },
+    TASK_RUN_COMPLETED_NOTIFICATION: async (payload) => {
+      switch (payload.version) {
+        case "v1": {
+          devRuntimeManager.resumeTask(payload.completion, payload.execution.run.id);
+          break;
+        }
+        case "v2": {
+          devRuntimeManager.resumeTask(payload.completion, payload.completion.id);
+          break;
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    CLEANUP: async ({ flush, kill }) => {
+      if (kill) {
+        await _tracingSDK?.flush();
+        // Now we need to exit the process
+        await sender.send("READY_TO_DISPOSE", undefined);
+      } else {
+        if (flush) {
+          await _tracingSDK?.flush();
+        }
+      }
+    },
+  },
+});
+
+process.on("message", async (msg: any) => {
+  await handler.handleMessage(msg);
+});
+
+process.title = "trigger-dev-worker";
+
+async function asyncHeartbeat(initialDelayInSeconds: number = 30, intervalInSeconds: number = 30) {
+  async function _doHeartbeat() {
+    while (true) {
+      if (_isRunning && _execution) {
+        try {
+          await sender.send("TASK_HEARTBEAT", { id: _execution.attempt.id });
+        } catch (err) {
+          console.error("Failed to send HEARTBEAT message", err);
+        }
+      }
+
+      await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 1000 * intervalInSeconds));
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Wait for the initial delay
+  await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 1000 * initialDelayInSeconds));
+
+  // Wait for 5 seconds before the next execution
+  return _doHeartbeat();
+}
+
+// Start the async interval after 30 seconds
+asyncHeartbeat().catch((err) => {
+  console.error("Failed to start asyncHeartbeat", err);
+});
diff --git a/packages/cli-v3/src/pkg-cjs.cts b/packages/cli-v3/src/pkg-cjs.cts
deleted file mode 100644
index ec0aaf66b..000000000
--- a/packages/cli-v3/src/pkg-cjs.cts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-import { findPackageJson, loadPackageJson } from "package-json-from-dist";
-export const pkg = loadPackageJson(__filename);
-export const pj = findPackageJson(__filename);
diff --git a/packages/cli-v3/src/pkg.ts b/packages/cli-v3/src/pkg.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 53c3b414a..000000000
--- a/packages/cli-v3/src/pkg.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-import { findPackageJson, loadPackageJson } from "package-json-from-dist";
-//@ts-ignore
-export const pkg = loadPackageJson(import.meta.url);
-//@ts-ignore
-export const pj = findPackageJson(import.meta.url);
diff --git a/packages/cli-v3/src/telemetry/tracing.ts b/packages/cli-v3/src/telemetry/tracing.ts
index 425bf5b4b..68d53eb58 100644
--- a/packages/cli-v3/src/telemetry/tracing.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-v3/src/telemetry/tracing.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import {
   SEMRESATTRS_SERVICE_VERSION,
 } from "@opentelemetry/semantic-conventions";
 import { logger } from "../utilities/logger.js";
-import { VERSION } from "../consts.js";
+import { VERSION } from "../version.js";
 
 function initializeTracing(): NodeTracerProvider | undefined {
   if (
diff --git a/packages/cli-v3/src/utilities/initialBanner.ts b/packages/cli-v3/src/utilities/initialBanner.ts
index 9b1eee35e..3924fae99 100644
--- a/packages/cli-v3/src/utilities/initialBanner.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-v3/src/utilities/initialBanner.ts
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ import checkForUpdate from "update-check";
 import { chalkGrey, chalkRun, chalkTask, chalkWorker, green, logo } from "./cliOutput.js";
 import { logger } from "./logger.js";
 import { spinner } from "./windows.js";
-import { readPackageJson } from "./packageJson.js";
+import { readPackageJSON } from "pkg-types";
+import { VERSION } from "../version.js";
 
 export async function printInitialBanner(performUpdateCheck = true) {
-  const cliVersion = await getVersion();
-  const text = `\n${logo()} ${chalkGrey(`(${cliVersion})`)}\n`;
+  const text = `\n${logo()} ${chalkGrey(`(${VERSION})`)}\n`;
 
   logger.info(text);
 
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export async function printInitialBanner(performUpdateCheck = true) {
     // Log a slightly more noticeable message if this is a major bump
     if (maybeNewVersion !== undefined) {
       loadingSpinner.stop(`Update available ${chalk.green(maybeNewVersion)}`);
-      const currentMajor = parseInt(cliVersion.split(".")[0]!);
+      const currentMajor = parseInt(VERSION.split(".")[0]!);
       const newMajor = parseInt(maybeNewVersion.split(".")[0]!);
       if (newMajor > currentMajor) {
         logger.warn(
@@ -37,19 +37,17 @@ After installation, run Trigger.dev with \`npx trigger.dev\`.`
 }
 
 export async function printStandloneInitialBanner(performUpdateCheck = true) {
-  const cliVersion = await getVersion();
-
   if (performUpdateCheck) {
     const maybeNewVersion = await updateCheck();
 
     // Log a slightly more noticeable message if this is a major bump
     if (maybeNewVersion !== undefined) {
-      logger.log(`\n${logo()} ${chalkGrey(`(${cliVersion} -> ${chalk.green(maybeNewVersion)})`)}`);
+      logger.log(`\n${logo()} ${chalkGrey(`(${VERSION} -> ${chalk.green(maybeNewVersion)})`)}`);
     } else {
-      logger.log(`\n${logo()} ${chalkGrey(`(${cliVersion})`)}`);
+      logger.log(`\n${logo()} ${chalkGrey(`(${VERSION})`)}`);
     }
   } else {
-    logger.log(`\n${logo()} ${chalkGrey(`(${cliVersion})`)}`);
+    logger.log(`\n${logo()} ${chalkGrey(`(${VERSION})`)}`);
   }
 
   logger.log(`${chalkGrey("-".repeat(54))}`);
@@ -71,10 +69,10 @@ export function printDevBanner(printTopBorder = true) {
 async function doUpdateCheck(): Promise<string | undefined> {
   let update: Result | null = null;
   try {
-    const pkg = await readPackageJson();
+    const pkg = await readPackageJSON();
     // default cache for update check is 1 day
     update = await checkForUpdate.default(pkg, {
-      distTag: pkg.version?.startsWith("3.0.0-beta") ? "beta" : "latest",
+      distTag: VERSION.startsWith("3.0.0-beta") ? "beta" : "latest",
     });
   } catch (err) {
     // ignore error
@@ -87,8 +85,3 @@ let updateCheckPromise: Promise<string | undefined>;
 export function updateCheck(): Promise<string | undefined> {
   return (updateCheckPromise ??= doUpdateCheck());
 }
-
-async function getVersion() {
-  const packageJson = await readPackageJson();
-  return packageJson.version ?? "unknown";
-}
diff --git a/packages/cli-v3/src/utilities/packageJson.ts b/packages/cli-v3/src/utilities/packageJson.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 768663ccb..000000000
--- a/packages/cli-v3/src/utilities/packageJson.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-import { readPackageJSON } from "pkg-types";
-import { pj } from "../pkg.js";
-
-export async function readPackageJson() {
-  return await readPackageJSON(pj);
-}
diff --git a/packages/cli-v3/src/version.ts b/packages/cli-v3/src/version.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2e47a8868
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli-v3/src/version.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export const VERSION = "0.0.0";
diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index bd0b26e2f..234e47636 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
       "./versions": "./src/versions.ts",
       "./v3": "./src/v3/index.ts",
       "./v3/build": "./src/v3/build/index.ts",
+      "./v3/extensions": "./src/v3/extensions/index.ts",
       "./v3/apps": "./src/v3/apps/index.ts",
       "./v3/errors": "./src/v3/errors.ts",
       "./v3/logger-api": "./src/v3/logger-api.ts",
@@ -58,7 +59,8 @@
   "sideEffects": false,
   "scripts": {
     "clean": "rimraf dist",
-    "prepare": "tshy",
+    "prepare": "tshy && pnpm run update-version",
+    "update-version": "tsx ../../scripts/updateVersion.ts",
     "build": "tshy",
     "dev": "tshy --watch",
     "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit",
@@ -79,7 +81,6 @@
     "@opentelemetry/semantic-conventions": "1.25.1",
     "execa": "^8.0.1",
     "humanize-duration": "^3.27.3",
-    "package-json-from-dist": "^1.0.0",
     "socket.io-client": "4.7.5",
     "superjson": "^2.2.1",
     "zod": "3.23.8",
@@ -97,7 +98,8 @@
     "ts-essentials": "10.0.1",
     "tshy": "^3.0.2",
     "typescript": "^5.5.4",
-    "vitest": "^1.6.0"
+    "vitest": "^1.6.0",
+    "tsx": "4.17.0"
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=18.20.0"
@@ -247,6 +249,17 @@
         "default": "./dist/commonjs/v3/build/index.js"
       }
     },
+    "./v3/extensions": {
+      "import": {
+        "triggerdotdev-source": "./src/v3/extensions/index.ts",
+        "types": "./dist/esm/v3/extensions/index.d.ts",
+        "default": "./dist/esm/v3/extensions/index.js"
+      },
+      "require": {
+        "types": "./dist/commonjs/v3/extensions/index.d.ts",
+        "default": "./dist/commonjs/v3/extensions/index.js"
+      }
+    },
     "./v3/apps": {
       "import": {
         "triggerdotdev-source": "./src/v3/apps/index.ts",
diff --git a/packages/core/src/pkg-cjs.cts b/packages/core/src/pkg-cjs.cts
deleted file mode 100644
index ec0aaf66b..000000000
--- a/packages/core/src/pkg-cjs.cts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-import { findPackageJson, loadPackageJson } from "package-json-from-dist";
-export const pkg = loadPackageJson(__filename);
-export const pj = findPackageJson(__filename);
diff --git a/packages/core/src/pkg.ts b/packages/core/src/pkg.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index aab7514d2..000000000
--- a/packages/core/src/pkg.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-import { findPackageJson, loadPackageJson } from "package-json-from-dist";
-//@ts-ignore
-export const pkg = loadPackageJson(import.meta.url ?? __filename); // ?? __filename is a hack to get the webapp to build
-//@ts-ignore
-export const pj = findPackageJson(import.meta.url ?? __filename); // ?? __filename is a hack to get the webapp to build
diff --git a/packages/core/src/v3/apiClient/index.ts b/packages/core/src/v3/apiClient/index.ts
index f95a8079f..aafc5b7ed 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/v3/apiClient/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/v3/apiClient/index.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ import {
   ListRunsQueryParams,
   UpdateEnvironmentVariableParams,
 } from "./types.js";
-import { pkg } from "../../pkg.js";
+import { VERSION } from "../../version.js";
 
 export type {
   CreateEnvironmentVariableParams,
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ export class ApiClient {
     const headers: Record<string, string> = {
       "Content-Type": "application/json",
       Authorization: `Bearer ${this.accessToken}`,
-      "trigger-version": pkg.version,
+      "trigger-version": VERSION,
     };
 
     // Only inject the context if we are inside a task
diff --git a/packages/core/src/v3/build/extensions.ts b/packages/core/src/v3/build/extensions.ts
index be8e7ab0a..e377ac6c8 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/v3/build/extensions.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/v3/build/extensions.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,18 @@ import { BuildManifest, BuildTarget } from "../schemas/build.js";
 import type { Plugin } from "esbuild";
 import { ResolvedConfig } from "./resolvedConfig.js";
 
+export function createExtensionForPlugin(
+  plugin: Plugin,
+  options: RegisterPluginOptions = {}
+): BuildExtension {
+  return {
+    name: plugin.name,
+    onBuildStart(context) {
+      context.registerPlugin(plugin, options);
+    },
+  };
+}
+
 export interface BuildExtension {
   name: string;
   externalsForTarget?: (target: BuildTarget) => string[] | undefined;
@@ -48,4 +60,4 @@ export type RegisterPluginOptions = {
 
 export type RegisteredPlugin = RegisterPluginOptions & {
   plugin: Plugin;
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};
diff --git a/packages/core/src/v3/extensions/emitDecoratorMetadata.ts b/packages/core/src/v3/extensions/emitDecoratorMetadata.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..17e2339b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/v3/extensions/emitDecoratorMetadata.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+import * as esbuild from "esbuild";
+import { readFile } from "node:fs/promises";
+import { readTSConfig } from "pkg-types";
+import typescriptPkg, { ModuleKind } from "typescript";
+import { BuildExtension, createExtensionForPlugin } from "../build/extensions.js";
+
+const { transpileModule } = typescriptPkg;
+
+const decoratorMatcher = new RegExp(/((?<![(\s]\s*['"])@\w[.[\]\w\d]*\s*(?![;])[((?=\s)])/);
+
+export type EmitDecoratorMetadataOptions = {
+  path?: string;
+};
+
+export function emitDecoratorMetadata(options: EmitDecoratorMetadataOptions = {}): BuildExtension {
+  return createExtensionForPlugin(plugin(options));
+}
+
+function plugin(options: EmitDecoratorMetadataOptions = {}): esbuild.Plugin {
+  return {
+    name: "emitDecoratorMetadata",
+    async setup(build) {
+      const tsconfig = await readTSConfig(options.path);
+
+      if (!tsconfig) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      if (!tsconfig.compilerOptions?.emitDecoratorMetadata) {
+        console.warn(
+          "Typescript decorators plugin requires `emitDecoratorMetadata` to be set to true in your tsconfig.json"
+        );
+
+        return;
+      }
+
+      console.log("Setting up typescript decorators plugin", {
+        tsconfig,
+      });
+
+      build.onLoad({ filter: /\.ts$/ }, async (args) => {
+        const ts = await readFile(args.path, "utf8");
+
+        if (!ts) return;
+
+        // Find the decorator and if there isn't one, return out
+        if (!decoratorMatcher.test(ts)) {
+          return;
+        }
+
+        const program = transpileModule(ts, {
+          fileName: args.path,
+          compilerOptions: {
+            ...tsconfig.compilerOptions,
+            module: ModuleKind.ES2022,
+          },
+        });
+
+        return { contents: program.outputText };
+      });
+    },
+  };
+}
diff --git a/packages/core/src/v3/extensions/index.ts b/packages/core/src/v3/extensions/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4996eec0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/v3/extensions/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export * from "./emitDecoratorMetadata.js";
diff --git a/packages/core/src/v3/otel/tracingSDK.ts b/packages/core/src/v3/otel/tracingSDK.ts
index 793bbf0b0..929b0c801 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/v3/otel/tracingSDK.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/v3/otel/tracingSDK.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import {
   SpanExporter,
 } from "@opentelemetry/sdk-trace-node";
 import { SemanticResourceAttributes } from "@opentelemetry/semantic-conventions";
+import { VERSION } from "../../version.js";
 import {
   OTEL_ATTRIBUTE_PER_EVENT_COUNT_LIMIT,
   OTEL_ATTRIBUTE_PER_LINK_COUNT_LIMIT,
@@ -40,7 +41,6 @@ import {
   TaskContextSpanProcessor,
 } from "../taskContext/otelProcessors.js";
 import { getEnvVar } from "../utils/getEnv.js";
-import { pkg } from "../../pkg.js";
 
 class AsyncResourceDetector implements DetectorSync {
   private _promise: Promise<ResourceAttributes>;
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ export class TracingSDK {
         new Resource({
           [SemanticResourceAttributes.CLOUD_PROVIDER]: "trigger.dev",
           [SemanticInternalAttributes.TRIGGER]: true,
-          [SemanticInternalAttributes.CLI_VERSION]: pkg.version,
+          [SemanticInternalAttributes.CLI_VERSION]: VERSION,
         })
       )
       .merge(config.resource ?? new Resource({}))
diff --git a/packages/core/src/v3/schemas/config.ts b/packages/core/src/v3/schemas/config.ts
index d8081f391..f94098f28 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/v3/schemas/config.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/v3/schemas/config.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import { z } from "zod";
 export const ConfigManifest = z.object({
   project: z.string(),
   dirs: z.string().array(),
-  external: z.string().array().optional(),
 });
 
 export type ConfigManifest = z.infer<typeof ConfigManifest>;
diff --git a/packages/core/src/v3/schemas/messages.ts b/packages/core/src/v3/schemas/messages.ts
index 470a0d575..af0007b50 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/v3/schemas/messages.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/v3/schemas/messages.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import {
   WaitReason,
 } from "./schemas.js";
 import { TaskResource } from "./resources.js";
-import { WorkerManifest } from "./build.js";
+import { BuildManifest, WorkerManifest } from "./build.js";
 
 export const BackgroundWorkerServerMessages = z.discriminatedUnion("type", [
   z.object({
@@ -109,6 +109,9 @@ export const clientWebsocketMessages = {
 };
 
 export const workerToChildMessages = {
+  INDEX: z.object({
+    build: BuildManifest,
+  }),
   EXECUTE_TASK_RUN: z.object({
     version: z.literal("v1").default("v1"),
     execution: TaskRunExecution,
diff --git a/packages/core/src/v3/schemas/schemas.ts b/packages/core/src/v3/schemas/schemas.ts
index 251f8929b..2da208b9d 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/v3/schemas/schemas.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/v3/schemas/schemas.ts
@@ -168,7 +168,8 @@ export const TaskFile = z.object({
 export type TaskFile = z.infer<typeof TaskFile>;
 
 const taskFileMetadata = {
-  file: TaskFile,
+  filePath: z.string(),
+  entryPoint: z.string(),
   exportName: z.string(),
 };
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/v3/workers/taskExecutor.ts b/packages/core/src/v3/workers/taskExecutor.ts
index fba3760f5..f485ec8e9 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/v3/workers/taskExecutor.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/v3/workers/taskExecutor.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 import { SpanKind } from "@opentelemetry/api";
+import { VERSION } from "../../version.js";
+import { ApiError, RateLimitError } from "../apiClient/errors.js";
 import { ConsoleInterceptor } from "../consoleInterceptor.js";
 import { parseError, sanitizeError } from "../errors.js";
-import { TracingSDK, recordSpanException } from "../otel/index.js";
+import { TriggerConfig } from "../index.js";
+import { recordSpanException, TracingSDK } from "../otel/index.js";
 import {
   ServerBackgroundWorker,
-  Config,
   TaskRunContext,
   TaskRunErrorCodes,
   TaskRunExecution,
@@ -15,6 +17,7 @@ import { SemanticInternalAttributes } from "../semanticInternalAttributes.js";
 import { taskContext } from "../task-context-api.js";
 import { TriggerTracer } from "../tracer.js";
 import { HandleErrorFunction, TaskMetadataWithFunctions } from "../types/index.js";
+import { UsageMeasurement } from "../usage/types.js";
 import {
   conditionallyExportPacket,
   conditionallyImportPacket,
@@ -24,17 +27,12 @@ import {
 } from "../utils/ioSerialization.js";
 import { calculateNextRetryDelay } from "../utils/retries.js";
 import { accessoryAttributes } from "../utils/styleAttributes.js";
-import { UsageMeasurement } from "../usage/types.js";
-import { ApiError, RateLimitError } from "../apiClient/errors.js";
-import { TriggerConfig } from "../index.js";
-import { pkg } from "../../pkg.js";
 
 export type TaskExecutorOptions = {
   tracingSDK: TracingSDK;
   tracer: TriggerTracer;
   consoleInterceptor: ConsoleInterceptor;
-  projectConfig: Config;
-  importedConfig: TriggerConfig | undefined;
+  config: TriggerConfig | undefined;
   handleErrorFn: HandleErrorFunction | undefined;
 };
 
@@ -42,7 +40,6 @@ export class TaskExecutor {
   private _tracingSDK: TracingSDK;
   private _tracer: TriggerTracer;
   private _consoleInterceptor: ConsoleInterceptor;
-  private _config: Config;
   private _importedConfig: TriggerConfig | undefined;
   private _handleErrorFn: HandleErrorFunction | undefined;
 
@@ -53,8 +50,7 @@ export class TaskExecutor {
     this._tracingSDK = options.tracingSDK;
     this._tracer = options.tracer;
     this._consoleInterceptor = options.consoleInterceptor;
-    this._config = options.projectConfig;
-    this._importedConfig = options.importedConfig;
+    this._importedConfig = options.config;
     this._handleErrorFn = options.handleErrorFn;
   }
 
@@ -79,7 +75,7 @@ export class TaskExecutor {
 
     this._tracingSDK.asyncResourceDetector.resolveWithAttributes({
       ...taskContext.attributes,
-      [SemanticInternalAttributes.SDK_VERSION]: pkg.version,
+      [SemanticInternalAttributes.SDK_VERSION]: VERSION,
       [SemanticInternalAttributes.SDK_LANGUAGE]: "typescript",
     });
 
@@ -452,7 +448,7 @@ export class TaskExecutor {
     | { status: "skipped"; error?: unknown } // skipped is different than noop, it means that the task was skipped from retrying, instead of just not retrying
     | { status: "noop"; error?: unknown }
   > {
-    const retriesConfig = this._importedConfig?.retries ?? this._config.retries;
+    const retriesConfig = this._importedConfig?.retries;
 
     const retry = this.task.retry ?? retriesConfig?.default;
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/version.ts b/packages/core/src/version.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2e47a8868
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/version.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export const VERSION = "0.0.0";
diff --git a/packages/trigger-sdk/package.json b/packages/trigger-sdk/package.json
index a147b44cc..357027819 100644
--- a/packages/trigger-sdk/package.json
+++ b/packages/trigger-sdk/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
     "exports": {
       "./package.json": "./package.json",
       ".": "./src/index.ts",
-      "./v3": "./src/v3/index.ts"
+      "./v3": "./src/v3/index.ts",
+      "./v3/extensions": "./src/v3/extensions.ts"
     },
     "sourceDialects": [
       "triggerdotdev-source"
@@ -26,10 +27,11 @@
   },
   "scripts": {
     "clean": "rimraf dist",
-    "prepare": "tshy",
+    "prepare": "tshy && pnpm run update-version",
     "build": "tshy",
     "dev": "tshy --watch",
-    "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit"
+    "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit",
+    "update-version": "tsx ../../scripts/updateVersion.ts"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@opentelemetry/api": "1.9.0",
@@ -40,11 +42,7 @@
     "cronstrue": "^2.21.0",
     "debug": "^4.3.4",
     "evt": "^2.4.13",
-    "get-caller-file": "^2.0.5",
-    "git-remote-origin-url": "^4.0.0",
-    "git-repo-info": "^2.1.1",
     "msw": "^2.2.1",
-    "package-json-from-dist": "^1.0.0",
     "slug": "^6.0.0",
     "terminal-link": "^3.0.0",
     "ulid": "^2.3.0",
@@ -63,7 +61,8 @@
     "rimraf": "^3.0.2",
     "tshy": "^3.0.2",
     "typed-emitter": "^2.1.0",
-    "typescript": "^5.5.4"
+    "typescript": "^5.5.4",
+    "tsx": "4.17.0"
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=18.20.0"
@@ -91,6 +90,17 @@
         "types": "./dist/commonjs/v3/index.d.ts",
         "default": "./dist/commonjs/v3/index.js"
       }
+    },
+    "./v3/extensions": {
+      "import": {
+        "triggerdotdev-source": "./src/v3/extensions.ts",
+        "types": "./dist/esm/v3/extensions.d.ts",
+        "default": "./dist/esm/v3/extensions.js"
+      },
+      "require": {
+        "types": "./dist/commonjs/v3/extensions.d.ts",
+        "default": "./dist/commonjs/v3/extensions.js"
+      }
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/trigger-sdk/src/pkg-cjs.cts b/packages/trigger-sdk/src/pkg-cjs.cts
deleted file mode 100644
index ec0aaf66b..000000000
--- a/packages/trigger-sdk/src/pkg-cjs.cts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-import { findPackageJson, loadPackageJson } from "package-json-from-dist";
-export const pkg = loadPackageJson(__filename);
-export const pj = findPackageJson(__filename);
diff --git a/packages/trigger-sdk/src/pkg.ts b/packages/trigger-sdk/src/pkg.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 53c3b414a..000000000
--- a/packages/trigger-sdk/src/pkg.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-import { findPackageJson, loadPackageJson } from "package-json-from-dist";
-//@ts-ignore
-export const pkg = loadPackageJson(import.meta.url);
-//@ts-ignore
-export const pj = findPackageJson(import.meta.url);
diff --git a/packages/trigger-sdk/src/v3/extensions.ts b/packages/trigger-sdk/src/v3/extensions.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..892612ef7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/trigger-sdk/src/v3/extensions.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export * from "@trigger.dev/core/v3/extensions";
diff --git a/packages/trigger-sdk/src/v3/shared.ts b/packages/trigger-sdk/src/v3/shared.ts
index 193d7e579..62ca7e128 100644
--- a/packages/trigger-sdk/src/v3/shared.ts
+++ b/packages/trigger-sdk/src/v3/shared.ts
@@ -36,10 +36,9 @@ import {
   taskCatalog,
   taskContext,
 } from "@trigger.dev/core/v3";
-import { tracer } from "./tracer.js";
-import { PollOptions, RetrieveRunResult, runs } from "./runs.js";
 import { IdempotencyKey, idempotencyKeys, isIdempotencyKey } from "./idempotencyKeys.js";
-import { pkg } from "../pkg.js";
+import { PollOptions, RetrieveRunResult, runs } from "./runs.js";
+import { tracer } from "./tracer.js";
 
 export type Context = TaskRunContext;
 
@@ -486,7 +485,7 @@ export function createTask<
   const task: Task<TIdentifier, TInput, TOutput> = {
     id: params.id,
     trigger: async (payload, options) => {
-      const taskMetadata = taskCatalog.getTaskMetadata(params.id);
+      const taskMetadata = taskCatalog.getTaskManifest(params.id);
 
       return await trigger_internal<TInput, TOutput>(
         taskMetadata && taskMetadata.exportName
@@ -501,7 +500,7 @@ export function createTask<
       );
     },
     batchTrigger: async (items) => {
-      const taskMetadata = taskCatalog.getTaskMetadata(params.id);
+      const taskMetadata = taskCatalog.getTaskManifest(params.id);
 
       return await batchTrigger_internal<TInput, TOutput>(
         taskMetadata && taskMetadata.exportName
@@ -514,7 +513,7 @@ export function createTask<
       );
     },
     triggerAndWait: async (payload, options) => {
-      const taskMetadata = taskCatalog.getTaskMetadata(params.id);
+      const taskMetadata = taskCatalog.getTaskManifest(params.id);
 
       return await triggerAndWait_internal<TInput, TOutput>(
         taskMetadata && taskMetadata.exportName
@@ -529,7 +528,7 @@ export function createTask<
       );
     },
     batchTriggerAndWait: async (items) => {
-      const taskMetadata = taskCatalog.getTaskMetadata(params.id);
+      const taskMetadata = taskCatalog.getTaskManifest(params.id);
 
       return await batchTriggerAndWait_internal<TInput, TOutput>(
         taskMetadata && taskMetadata.exportName
@@ -545,7 +544,6 @@ export function createTask<
 
   taskCatalog.registerTaskMetadata({
     id: params.id,
-    packageVersion: pkg.version,
     queue: params.queue,
     retry: params.retry ? { ...defaultRetryOptions, ...params.retry } : undefined,
     machine: params.machine,
@@ -561,6 +559,9 @@ export function createTask<
     },
   });
 
+  // @ts-expect-error
+  task[Symbol.for("trigger.dev/task")] = true;
+
   return task;
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/trigger-sdk/src/v3/tracer.ts b/packages/trigger-sdk/src/v3/tracer.ts
index 97cfb194b..13d71a298 100644
--- a/packages/trigger-sdk/src/v3/tracer.ts
+++ b/packages/trigger-sdk/src/v3/tracer.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 import { TriggerTracer } from "@trigger.dev/core/v3";
-import { pkg } from "../pkg.js";
+import { VERSION } from "../version.js";
 
-export const tracer = new TriggerTracer({ name: "@trigger.dev/sdk", version: pkg.version });
+export const tracer = new TriggerTracer({ name: "@trigger.dev/sdk", version: VERSION });
diff --git a/packages/trigger-sdk/src/version.ts b/packages/trigger-sdk/src/version.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2e47a8868
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/trigger-sdk/src/version.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export const VERSION = "0.0.0";
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 350f851ef..4867aa3e9 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ importers:
       eslint-plugin-turbo:
         specifier: ^2.0.4
         version: 2.0.5(eslint@8.45.0)
+      pkg-types:
+        specifier: 1.1.3
+        version: 1.1.3
       prettier:
         specifier: ^3.0.0
         version: 3.0.0
@@ -993,9 +996,6 @@ importers:
       p-throttle:
         specifier: ^6.1.0
         version: 6.1.0
-      package-json-from-dist:
-        specifier: ^1.0.0
-        version: 1.0.0
       partysocket:
         specifier: ^0.0.17
         version: 0.0.17
@@ -1078,6 +1078,9 @@ importers:
       '@types/semver':
         specifier: ^7.3.13
         version: 7.5.1
+      '@types/source-map-support':
+        specifier: 0.5.10
+        version: 0.5.10
       '@types/ws':
         specifier: ^8.5.3
         version: 8.5.4
@@ -1105,6 +1108,9 @@ importers:
       tshy:
         specifier: ^3.0.2
         version: 3.0.2
+      tsx:
+        specifier: 4.17.0
+        version: 4.17.0
       type-fest:
         specifier: ^3.6.0
         version: 3.13.0
@@ -1159,9 +1165,6 @@ importers:
       humanize-duration:
         specifier: ^3.27.3
         version: 3.27.3
-      package-json-from-dist:
-        specifier: ^1.0.0
-        version: 1.0.0
       socket.io-client:
         specifier: 4.7.5
         version: 4.7.5
@@ -1205,6 +1208,9 @@ importers:
       tshy:
         specifier: ^3.0.2
         version: 3.0.2
+      tsx:
+        specifier: 4.17.0
+        version: 4.17.0
       typescript:
         specifier: ^5.5.4
         version: 5.5.4
@@ -1328,21 +1334,9 @@ importers:
       evt:
         specifier: ^2.4.13
         version: 2.4.13
-      get-caller-file:
-        specifier: ^2.0.5
-        version: 2.0.5
-      git-remote-origin-url:
-        specifier: ^4.0.0
-        version: 4.0.0
-      git-repo-info:
-        specifier: ^2.1.1
-        version: 2.1.1
       msw:
         specifier: ^2.2.1
         version: 2.2.1(typescript@5.5.4)
-      package-json-from-dist:
-        specifier: ^1.0.0
-        version: 1.0.0
       slug:
         specifier: ^6.0.0
         version: 6.1.0
@@ -1386,6 +1380,9 @@ importers:
       tshy:
         specifier: ^3.0.2
         version: 3.0.2
+      tsx:
+        specifier: 4.17.0
+        version: 4.17.0
       typed-emitter:
         specifier: ^2.1.0
         version: 2.1.0
@@ -4171,7 +4168,7 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-lhc/XLith28QdW0HpHZvZKkorWgmCNT7sVelMHDj3HFdTfdqkwEKvT+aXVQtNAmCC39VJhunDkWhONWB7335mg==}
     dependencies:
       '@esbuild-kit/core-utils': 3.0.0
-      get-tsconfig: 4.7.2
+      get-tsconfig: 4.7.6
     dev: true
 
   /@esbuild-kit/core-utils@3.0.0:
@@ -4185,7 +4182,7 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-afmtLf6uqxD5IgwCzomtqCYIgz/sjHzCWZFvfS5+FzeYxOURPUo4QcHtqJxbxWOMOogKriZanN/1bJQE/ZL93A==}
     dependencies:
       '@esbuild-kit/core-utils': 3.0.0
-      get-tsconfig: 4.7.2
+      get-tsconfig: 4.7.6
     dev: true
 
   /@esbuild-plugins/node-globals-polyfill@0.2.3(esbuild@0.17.19):
@@ -13046,6 +13043,12 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-yPX0bb1SvrpaGlHuSiz6EicgRI4VBE+LO7IANlZagQwtaoKjLLcZc8y6s13vKp41mYvMCSzjtObxvU7/0JRPaA==}
     dev: true
 
+  /@types/source-map-support@0.5.10:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-tgVP2H469x9zq34Z0m/fgPewGhg/MLClalNOiPIzQlXrSS2YrKu/xCdSCKnEDwkFha51VKEKB6A9wW26/ZNwzA==}
+    dependencies:
+      source-map: 0.6.1
+    dev: true
+
   /@types/stack-utils@2.0.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-Hl219/BT5fLAaz6NDkSuhzasy49dwQS/DSdu4MdggFB8zcXv7vflBI3xp7FEmkmdDkBUI2bPUNeMttp2knYdxw==}
     dev: true
@@ -13395,7 +13398,7 @@ packages:
     dependencies:
       '@vitest/utils': 0.28.5
       p-limit: 4.0.0
-      pathe: 1.1.1
+      pathe: 1.1.2
     dev: true
 
   /@vitest/runner@1.4.0:
@@ -13403,7 +13406,7 @@ packages:
     dependencies:
       '@vitest/utils': 1.4.0
       p-limit: 5.0.0
-      pathe: 1.1.1
+      pathe: 1.1.2
     dev: true
 
   /@vitest/runner@1.6.0:
@@ -13411,14 +13414,14 @@ packages:
     dependencies:
       '@vitest/utils': 1.6.0
       p-limit: 5.0.0
-      pathe: 1.1.1
+      pathe: 1.1.2
     dev: true
 
   /@vitest/snapshot@1.4.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-saAFnt5pPIA5qDGxOHxJ/XxhMFKkUSBJmVt5VgDsAqPTX6JP326r5C/c9UuCMPoXNzuudTPsYDZCoJ5ilpqG2A==}
     dependencies:
       magic-string: 0.30.8
-      pathe: 1.1.1
+      pathe: 1.1.2
       pretty-format: 29.7.0
     dev: true
 
@@ -13426,7 +13429,7 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-+Hx43f8Chus+DCmygqqfetcAZrDJwvTj0ymqjQq4CvmpKFSTVteEOBzCusu1x2tt4OJcvBflyHUE0DZSLgEMtQ==}
     dependencies:
       magic-string: 0.30.8
-      pathe: 1.1.1
+      pathe: 1.1.2
       pretty-format: 29.7.0
     dev: true
 
@@ -13631,13 +13634,6 @@ packages:
       mime-types: 2.1.35
       negotiator: 0.6.3
 
-  /acorn-import-assertions@1.9.0(acorn@8.10.0):
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-cmMwop9x+8KFhxvKrKfPYmN6/pKTYYHBqLa0DfvVZcKMJWNyWLnaqND7dx/qn66R7ewM1UX5XMaDVP5wlVTaVA==}
-    peerDependencies:
-      acorn: ^8
-    dependencies:
-      acorn: 8.10.0
-
   /acorn-import-assertions@1.9.0(acorn@8.12.1):
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-cmMwop9x+8KFhxvKrKfPYmN6/pKTYYHBqLa0DfvVZcKMJWNyWLnaqND7dx/qn66R7ewM1UX5XMaDVP5wlVTaVA==}
     peerDependencies:
@@ -13651,6 +13647,15 @@ packages:
       acorn: ^8
     dependencies:
       acorn: 8.10.0
+    dev: false
+
+  /acorn-import-attributes@1.9.5(acorn@8.12.1):
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-n02Vykv5uA3eHGM/Z2dQrcD56kL8TyDb2p1+0P83PClMnC/nc+anbQRhIOWnSq4Ke/KvDPrY3C9hDtC/A3eHnQ==}
+    peerDependencies:
+      acorn: ^8
+    dependencies:
+      acorn: 8.12.1
+    dev: true
 
   /acorn-jsx@5.3.2(acorn@8.10.0):
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-rq9s+JNhf0IChjtDXxllJ7g41oZk5SlXtp0LHwyA5cejwn7vKmKp4pPri6YEePv2PU65sAsegbXtIinmDFDXgQ==}
@@ -13658,6 +13663,7 @@ packages:
       acorn: ^6.0.0 || ^7.0.0 || ^8.0.0
     dependencies:
       acorn: 8.10.0
+    dev: true
 
   /acorn-jsx@5.3.2(acorn@8.12.1):
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-rq9s+JNhf0IChjtDXxllJ7g41oZk5SlXtp0LHwyA5cejwn7vKmKp4pPri6YEePv2PU65sAsegbXtIinmDFDXgQ==}
@@ -13665,7 +13671,6 @@ packages:
       acorn: ^6.0.0 || ^7.0.0 || ^8.0.0
     dependencies:
       acorn: 8.12.1
-    dev: true
 
   /acorn-node@1.8.2:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-8mt+fslDufLYntIoPAaIMUe/lrbrehIiwmR3t2k9LljIzoigEPF27eLk2hy8zSGzmR/ogr7zbRKINMo1u0yh5A==}
@@ -17503,8 +17508,8 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-1FH/IiruXZ84tpUlm0aCUEwMl2Ho5ilqVh0VvQXw+byAz/4SAciyHLlfmL5WYqsvD38oymdUwBss0LtK8m4s/A==}
     engines: {node: ^12.22.0 || ^14.17.0 || >=16.0.0}
     dependencies:
-      acorn: 8.10.0
-      acorn-jsx: 5.3.2(acorn@8.10.0)
+      acorn: 8.12.1
+      acorn-jsx: 5.3.2(acorn@8.12.1)
       eslint-visitor-keys: 3.4.2
 
   /esprima@4.0.1:
@@ -18382,6 +18387,12 @@ packages:
       resolve-pkg-maps: 1.0.0
     dev: true
 
+  /get-tsconfig@4.7.6:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-ZAqrLlu18NbDdRaHq+AKXzAmqIUPswPWKUchfytdAjiRFnCe5ojG2bstg6mRiZabkKfCoL/e98pbBELIV/YCeA==}
+    dependencies:
+      resolve-pkg-maps: 1.0.0
+    dev: true
+
   /get-uri@6.0.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-7ZqONUVqaabogsYNWlYj0t3YZaL6dhuEueZXGF+/YVmf6dHmaFg8/6psJKqhx9QykIDKzpGcy2cn4oV4YC7V/Q==}
     engines: {node: '>= 14'}
@@ -18419,24 +18430,6 @@ packages:
       tar: 6.2.1
     dev: false
 
-  /git-remote-origin-url@4.0.0:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-EAxDksNdjuWgmVW9pVvA9jQDi/dmTaiDONktIy7qiRRhBZUI4FQK1YvBvteuTSX24aNKg9lfgxNYJEeeSXe6DA==}
-    engines: {node: ^12.20.0 || ^14.13.1 || >=16.0.0}
-    dependencies:
-      gitconfiglocal: 2.1.0
-    dev: false
-
-  /git-repo-info@2.1.1:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-8aCohiDo4jwjOwma4FmYFd3i97urZulL8XL24nIPxuE+GZnfsAyy/g2Shqx6OjUiFKUXZM+Yy+KHnOmmA3FVcg==}
-    engines: {node: '>= 4.0'}
-    dev: false
-
-  /gitconfiglocal@2.1.0:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-qoerOEliJn3z+Zyn1HW2F6eoYJqKwS6MgC9cztTLUB/xLWX8gD/6T60pKn4+t/d6tP7JlybI7Z3z+I572CR/Vg==}
-    dependencies:
-      ini: 1.3.8
-    dev: false
-
   /glob-parent@3.1.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-E8Ak/2+dZY6fnzlR7+ueWvhsH1SjHr4jjss4YS/h4py44jY9MhK/VFdaZJAWDz6BbL21KeteKxFSFpq8OS5gVA==}
     dependencies:
@@ -19053,16 +19046,16 @@ packages:
   /import-in-the-middle@1.7.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-1LrZPDtW+atAxH42S6288qyDFNQ2YCty+2mxEPRtfazH6Z5QwkaBSTS2ods7hnVJioF6rkRfNoA6A/MstpFXLg==}
     dependencies:
-      acorn: 8.10.0
-      acorn-import-assertions: 1.9.0(acorn@8.10.0)
+      acorn: 8.12.1
+      acorn-import-assertions: 1.9.0(acorn@8.12.1)
       cjs-module-lexer: 1.2.3
       module-details-from-path: 1.0.3
 
   /import-in-the-middle@1.7.4:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-Lk+qzWmiQuRPPulGQeK5qq0v32k2bHnWrRPFgqyvhw7Kkov5L6MOLOIU3pcWeujc9W4q54Cp3Q2WV16eQkc7Bg==}
     dependencies:
-      acorn: 8.10.0
-      acorn-import-attributes: 1.9.5(acorn@8.10.0)
+      acorn: 8.12.1
+      acorn-import-attributes: 1.9.5(acorn@8.12.1)
       cjs-module-lexer: 1.2.3
       module-details-from-path: 1.0.3
     dev: true
@@ -25899,7 +25892,7 @@ packages:
   /strip-literal@1.0.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-QZTsipNpa2Ppr6v1AmJHESqJ3Uz247MUS0OjrnnZjFAvEoWqxuyFuXn2xLgMtRnijJShAa1HL0gtJyUs7u7n3Q==}
     dependencies:
-      acorn: 8.10.0
+      acorn: 8.12.1
     dev: true
 
   /strip-literal@2.1.0:
@@ -26818,6 +26811,17 @@ packages:
       fsevents: 2.3.3
     dev: true
 
+  /tsx@4.17.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-eN4mnDA5UMKDt4YZixo9tBioibaMBpoxBkD+rIPAjVmYERSG0/dWEY1CEFuV89CgASlKL499q8AhmkMnnjtOJg==}
+    engines: {node: '>=18.0.0'}
+    hasBin: true
+    dependencies:
+      esbuild: 0.23.0
+      get-tsconfig: 4.7.6
+    optionalDependencies:
+      fsevents: 2.3.3
+    dev: true
+
   /tsx@4.7.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-8d6VuibXHtlN5E3zFkgY8u4DX7Y3Z27zvvPKVmLon/D4AjuKzarkUBTLDBgj9iTQ0hg5xM7c/mYiRVM+HETf0g==}
     engines: {node: '>=18.0.0'}
@@ -27653,7 +27657,7 @@ packages:
       cac: 6.7.14
       debug: 4.3.4
       mlly: 1.7.1
-      pathe: 1.1.1
+      pathe: 1.1.2
       picocolors: 1.0.0
       source-map: 0.6.1
       source-map-support: 0.5.21
@@ -27677,7 +27681,7 @@ packages:
       cac: 6.7.14
       debug: 4.3.4
       mlly: 1.7.1
-      pathe: 1.1.1
+      pathe: 1.1.2
       picocolors: 1.0.0
       source-map: 0.6.1
       source-map-support: 0.5.21
@@ -27700,7 +27704,7 @@ packages:
     dependencies:
       cac: 6.7.14
       debug: 4.3.4
-      pathe: 1.1.1
+      pathe: 1.1.2
       picocolors: 1.0.0
       vite: 5.2.7(@types/node@18.11.18)
     transitivePeerDependencies:
@@ -27721,7 +27725,7 @@ packages:
     dependencies:
       cac: 6.7.14
       debug: 4.3.4
-      pathe: 1.1.1
+      pathe: 1.1.2
       picocolors: 1.0.0
       vite: 5.2.7(@types/node@20.14.14)
     transitivePeerDependencies:
diff --git a/references/v3-catalog/trigger.config.ts b/references/v3-catalog/trigger.config.ts
index 8de304db9..a4b77f29e 100644
--- a/references/v3-catalog/trigger.config.ts
+++ b/references/v3-catalog/trigger.config.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { defineConfig } from "@trigger.dev/sdk/v3";
+import { emitDecoratorMetadata } from "@trigger.dev/sdk/v3/extensions";
 import { OpenAIInstrumentation } from "@traceloop/instrumentation-openai";
 
 export default defineConfig({
@@ -23,4 +24,8 @@ export default defineConfig({
   onFailure: async (payload, error, { ctx }) => {
     console.log(`Task ${ctx.task.id} failed ${ctx.run.id}`);
   },
+  build: {
+    extensions: [emitDecoratorMetadata()],
+    external: ["@ffmpeg-installer/ffmpeg"],
+  },
 });
diff --git a/scripts/updateVersion.ts b/scripts/updateVersion.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2e040577e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/updateVersion.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import * as fs from "node:fs/promises";
+import * as path from "node:path";
+import { readPackageJSON } from "pkg-types";
+
+// This script will update the VERSION constant in the build output, found at:
+// {cwd}/dist/esm/version.js
+// {cwd}/dist/commonjs/version.js
+//
+// It fetches the version by reading the package.json file in the root of the project.
+async function updateVersion() {
+  const localPackageJson = await readPackageJSON(process.cwd());
+
+  if (!localPackageJson.version) {
+    throw new Error("Failed to read version from package.json");
+  }
+
+  const versionFileESM = path.join(process.cwd(), "dist", "esm", "version.js");
+  await updatePlaceholderInFile(versionFileESM, localPackageJson.version);
+
+  const versionFileCJS = path.join(process.cwd(), "dist", "commonjs", "version.js");
+  await updatePlaceholderInFile(versionFileCJS, localPackageJson.version);
+
+  console.log(
+    `Updated packages/${path.basename(process.cwd())} version.js to ${localPackageJson.version}`
+  );
+}
+
+async function updatePlaceholderInFile(filePath: string, version: string) {
+  try {
+    const fileContents = await fs.readFile(filePath, "utf-8");
+    const updatedContents = fileContents.replace("0.0.0", version);
+    await fs.writeFile(filePath, updatedContents);
+  } catch (e) {}
+}
+
+updateVersion().catch((e) => {
+  console.error(e);
+  process.exit(1);
+});