diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 575bd23780..dfc541e6d1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -28,8 +28,7 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ secrets.GH_GITHUB_COM_TOKEN || github.token }}
       - run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          python -m pip install .[with-dependencies]
-          ape plugins install .
+          python -m pip install .[with-dependencies,ape]
 
       - name: Ensure clear Jupyter Notebooks
         uses: ResearchSoftwareActions/EnsureCleanNotebooksAction@1.1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/static.yml b/.github/workflows/static.yml
index 5aae7811cd..27ca12ad2e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/static.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/static.yml
@@ -28,8 +28,7 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ secrets.GH_GITHUB_COM_TOKEN || github.token}}
       - run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          python -m pip install .[with-dependencies]
-          ape plugins install .
+          python -m pip install .[with-dependencies,ape]
 
       - name: Analysing code with pyright
         run: python -m pyright $(git ls-files '*.py')
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 40850b708b..a6e8c404a5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -47,8 +47,7 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ secrets.GH_GITHUB_COM_TOKEN || github.token}}
       - run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          python -m pip install .[with-dependencies,postgres]
-          ape plugins install .
+          python -m pip install .[with-dependencies,postgres,ape]
           python -m pip install coverage
 
       - name: Run pytest with coverage
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index cf56c41649..1171ab3efd 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@ COPY . ./
 
 # install elfpy
 RUN python -m pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade pip
-RUN python -m pip install --no-cache-dir -e ."[with-dependencies]"
-RUN ape plugins install .
+RUN python -m pip install --no-cache-dir -e ."[with-dependencies,ape]"
 
 # copy hyperdrive contracts from migrations image
 COPY --from=migrations /src/ ./hyperdrive_solidity/
diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md
index a022a32d25..b3df225f83 100644
--- a/INSTALL.md
+++ b/INSTALL.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Install -- overview
 
-Elf-simulations has been tested with Python 3.9 and 3.10.
+Elf-simulations is currently supported only for Python 3.10.
 
 ### 1. Install Pyenv
 
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ Complete the steps in [Hyperdrive's Pre-requisites section](https://github.com/d
 
 ### 7. Install ape plugins
 
-Install Ape plugins with `ape plugins install .`
+Install Ape plugins with `python -m pip install --upgrade -e ".[ape]"`
 
 ## Notes
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 2223657cde..15e1a8328c 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -72,6 +72,14 @@ docs = [
     "urllib3<2.0",
 ]
 
+ape = [
+    "ape-alchemy",
+    "ape-etherscan",
+    "ape-foundry",
+    "ape-solidity",
+    "eth-ape",
+]
+
 [project.urls]
 "Homepage" = "https://github.com/delvtech/elf-simulations"
 "Bug Tracker" = "https://github.com/delvtech/elf-simulations/issues"