diff --git a/.github/workflows/linting.yml b/.github/workflows/linting.yml
index 24144e7..0eb1f3f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linting.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linting.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@ jobs:
       uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v6
     - name: Install dependencies
       working-directory: v3  # Set the working directory to v3 where pyproject.toml is located
-      run: uv sync --all-extras --dev
+      run: |
+        sudo apt-get install libldap2-dev libsasl2-dev
+        uv sync --all-extras --dev
     - name: Testing with ruff
       working-directory: v3  # Ensure ruff runs in the correct directory
       run: uv run ruff check
diff --git a/.github/workflows/type-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/type-tests.yml
index 749b8e4..756edd4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/type-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/type-tests.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@ jobs:
       uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v6
     - name: Install dependencies
       working-directory: v3  # Set the working directory to v3 where pyproject.toml is located
-      run: uv sync --all-extras --dev
+      run: |
+        sudo apt-get install libldap2-dev libsasl2-dev
+        uv sync --all-extras --dev
     - name: Type testing with mypy
       working-directory: v3  # Ensure mypy runs in the correct directory
       run: uv run mypy --cache-dir /tmp/ --ignore-missing-imports .
diff --git a/v3/.gitignore b/v3/.gitignore
index 4f873df..c6dd377 100644
--- a/v3/.gitignore
+++ b/v3/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 steve.db
-poetry.lock
 uv.lock
 
 server/bin/bs.zip
diff --git a/v3/pyproject.toml b/v3/pyproject.toml
index c614f5c..305ebee 100644
--- a/v3/pyproject.toml
+++ b/v3/pyproject.toml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ Repository = "https://github.com/apache/steve"
 Issues = "https://github.com/apache/steve/issues"
 
 [dependency-groups]
+dev = ["faker~=37.8.0", "python-ldap~=3.0.0", { include-group = "lint" }]
 lint = [
     "coverage>=7.10.6,<8",
     "ruff>=0.14.3",
@@ -33,7 +34,6 @@ lint = [
     "types-aiofiles>=24.1.0,<25",
 ]
 
-
 [build-system]
 requires = ["uv_build"]
 build-backend = "uv_build"
diff --git a/v3/server/bin/asf-load-ldap.py b/v3/server/bin/asf-load-ldap.py
index 8557b6b..161e02a 100755
--- a/v3/server/bin/asf-load-ldap.py
+++ b/v3/server/bin/asf-load-ldap.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+
 # Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
 # contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
 # this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
@@ -14,23 +15,20 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-import sys
 import pathlib
 import logging
 
-import ldap  # pip3 install python-ldap
-import asfpy.db
+import ldap
 import asfpy.stopwatch
 from easydict import EasyDict as edict
 
+import steve.persondb
+
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 THIS_DIR = pathlib.Path(__file__).resolve().parent
 DB_FNAME = THIS_DIR.parent / 'steve.db'
 
-sys.path.insert(0, str(THIS_DIR.parent.parent))
-import steve.persondb  # noqa: E402
-
 # The ASF's LDAP server, available for read-only for finding potential voters.
 LDAP_URL = 'ldaps://ldap-us.apache.org/'
 LDAP_DN = 'ou=people,dc=apache,dc=org'
diff --git a/v3/server/bin/fetch-bootstrap.sh b/v3/server/bin/fetch-bootstrap.sh
index 8d673d3..0ee49ab 100755
--- a/v3/server/bin/fetch-bootstrap.sh
+++ b/v3/server/bin/fetch-bootstrap.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
 # Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
 # contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
 # this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
@@ -14,9 +15,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-#
 # Fetch latest bootstrap, and places files into our git working copy.
-#
 
 #set -x
 
@@ -28,8 +27,8 @@ I_VERSION="1.13.1"
 I_DIST="bootstrap-icons-${I_VERSION}"
 I_URL="https://github.com/twbs/icons/releases/download/v${I_VERSION}/${I_DIST}.zip"
 
-THIS_DIR=$(/bin/dirname "`realpath $0`")
-PARENT_DIR=$(/bin/dirname "$THIS_DIR")
+THIS_DIR=$(dirname "`realpath $0`")
+PARENT_DIR=$(dirname "$THIS_DIR")
 STATIC_DIR="${PARENT_DIR}/static"
 
 # --------------------
diff --git a/v3/server/bin/load_fakedata.py b/v3/server/bin/load-fakedata.py
similarity index 94%
rename from v3/server/bin/load_fakedata.py
rename to v3/server/bin/load-fakedata.py
index fad994e..79ab6fb 100755
--- a/v3/server/bin/load_fakedata.py
+++ b/v3/server/bin/load-fakedata.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+
 # Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
 # contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
 # this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
@@ -13,30 +14,25 @@
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
-#
 
 # Load a bunch of fake data into the database, for stuff to work with.
 
-
 import argparse
 import sqlite3
-import sys
 import pathlib
 import logging
 
-import faker  # pip3 install faker
+import faker
+
+import steve.election
+### we shouldn't need this. do so, for now.
+import steve.crypto
 
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 THIS_DIR = pathlib.Path(__file__).resolve().parent
 DB_FNAME = THIS_DIR.parent / 'steve.db'
 
-sys.path.insert(0, str(THIS_DIR.parent.parent))
-import steve.election  # noqa: E402
-
-### we shouldn't need this. do so, for now.
-import steve.crypto  # noqa: E402
-
 # Do we need individual instances? Use a singleton for now.
 FAKE = faker.Faker()