diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 5572b59..b0b2e53 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,14 +1,26 @@
 [build-system]
-requires = ["setuptools>=42", "wheel"]
+requires = ["setuptools>=61", "wheel"]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "deltaforge-skeleton"
 version = "0.1.0"
-description = "DeltaForge MVP skeleton: core DSL, curator, adapters, execution, and backtester for cross-venue hedges (2 assets, 2 venues)"
+description = "DeltaForge MVP skeleton: core DSL, curator, adapters, execution, backtester."
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.8"
-license = "MIT"
+license = {text = "MIT"}
+authors = [
+  { name = "DeltaForge Team", email = "team@example.com" }
+]
+classifiers = [
+  "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
+  "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
+]
+dependencies = [
+  # Core runtime; tests rely on standard library; keep extensible for future deps
+  "typing-extensions>=4.0; python_version < '3.8'",
+]
 
 [tool.setuptools.packages.find]
-where = ["deltaforge_skeleton"]
+where = ["."]
+include = ["deltaforge_skeleton", "deltaforge_skeleton.*"]
diff --git a/test.sh b/test.sh
index a6fdd50..ba688d1 100644
--- a/test.sh
+++ b/test.sh
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -euo pipefail
 
-echo "Running DeltaForge Skeleton tests..."
+echo "[DeltaForge Skeleton] Running packaging build and unit tests..."
 
-# 1) Build the package to verify packaging metadata and directory structure
+# Build the package (sdist + wheel)
 python3 -m build
 
-# 2) Run unit tests (standard library unittest)
-python3 -m unittest discover -s deltaforge_skeleton/tests
+# Run unit tests located in deltaforge_skeleton/tests
+echo "[DeltaForge Skeleton] Running unit tests..."
+python3 -m unittest discover -s deltaforge_skeleton/tests -v
 
-echo "All tests passed."
+echo "[DeltaForge Skeleton] All tests passed."