diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 8a220b2..9b0c318 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
-"""The setup script."""
-
 from setuptools import find_namespace_packages, setup
 
 
@@ -15,34 +13,44 @@
     "xarray",
 ]
 
-test_requirements = ["pytest", "pytest-subtests", "serialbox", "coverage"]
-ndsl_requirements = ["ndsl @ git+https://github.com/NOAA-GFDL/NDSL.git@develop"]
-develop_requirements = test_requirements + ndsl_requirements + ["pre-commit"]
+test_requirements = [
+    "coverage",
+    "pytest",
+    "pytest-subtests",
+    "serialbox",
+]
+
+ndsl_requirements = ["ndsl @ git+https://github.com/NOAA-GFDL/NDSL.git@2024.09.00"]
+
+develop_requirements = [
+    *ndsl_requirements,
+    *test_requirements,
+    "pre-commit",
+]
 
 extras_requires = {
-    "test": test_requirements,
-    "ndsl": ndsl_requirements,
     "develop": develop_requirements,
+    "ndsl": ndsl_requirements,
+    "test": test_requirements,
 }
 
 setup(
-    author="The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence",
+    author="NOAA - Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory",
     author_email="oliver.elbert@noaa.gov",
-    python_requires=">=3.11",
+    python_requires=">=3.11,<3.12",
     classifiers=[
         "Development Status :: 2 - Pre-Alpha",
         "Intended Audience :: Developers",
-        "License :: OSI Approved :: BSD License",
+        "License :: OSI Approved :: GPLv3 License",
         "Natural Language :: English",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
     ],
-    description="pyFV3 is a NDSL-based FV3 dynamical core for atmospheric models",
+    description="PyFV3 is a NDSL-based FV3 dynamical core for atmospheric models.",
     install_requires=requirements,
     extras_require=extras_requires,
-    license="BSD license",
+    license="GPLv3 license",
     long_description=readme,
-    include_package_data=True,
     name="pyFV3",
     packages=find_namespace_packages(include=["pyFV3", "pyFV3.*"]),
     setup_requires=[],