diff --git a/.github/workflows/sf_cli_integration.yml b/.github/workflows/sf_cli_integration.yml
index 5a515d1..f3c5fb3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sf_cli_integration.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sf_cli_integration.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ name: SF CLI Integration Test
 
 on:
   pull_request:
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
   sf-cli-integration:
@@ -21,11 +22,16 @@ jobs:
       with:
         python-version: '3.11'
 
-    - name: Install Poetry and Python SDK
+    - name: Install Poetry and build SDK wheel
       run: |
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip
         pip install poetry
         make develop
+        poetry build
+
+    - name: Install SDK wheel into Poetry venv
+      run: |
+        "$(poetry env info --path)/bin/pip" install dist/*.whl --force-reinstall --no-deps
 
     - name: Add Poetry venv to PATH
       run: echo "$(poetry env info --path)/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index d320069..92881d6 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -60,24 +60,43 @@ See the [Prerequisites section in README.md](./README.md#prerequisites) for comp
    datacustomcode version
    ```
 
-4. **Initialize a project for development work verification**
+4. **Install the SF CLI and plugin**
 
-   **Note**: To test your changes and develop new features, initialize a sample project:
+   The SF CLI is how you test your SDK changes end-to-end (`init`, `scan`, `zip`, `run`, `deploy`).
+
+   ```bash
+   # Install the Salesforce CLI (requires Node.js)
+   npm install -g @salesforce/cli
+
+   # Install the Data Cloud Code Extension plugin
+   sf plugins install @salesforce/plugin-data-code-extension
+   ```
+
+5. **Build and install your local SDK changes**
+
+   The SF CLI plugin resolves templates from the installed package path. After making changes, build a wheel and install it:
+
+   ```bash
+   poetry build
+   $(poetry env info --path)/bin/pip install dist/*.whl --force-reinstall --no-deps
+   ```
+
+   Re-run these two commands each time you make SDK changes you want to test via the SF CLI.
+
+6. **Test your changes**
 
    ```bash
    # Create a new directory for your test project
    mkdir my-test-project
    cd my-test-project
 
-   # Initialize a new Data Cloud custom code project
-   datacustomcode init .
-
-   # Test your SDK modifications against the sample project with:
-   datacustomcode run ./payload/entrypoint.py
+   # Initialize, scan, zip, run
+   sf data-code-extension script init --package-dir .
+   sf data-code-extension script scan --entrypoint payload/entrypoint.py
+   sf data-code-extension script zip --package-dir .
+   sf data-code-extension script run --entrypoint payload/entrypoint.py -o <your-org-alias>
    ```
 
-   **Tip**: See the [README.md](./README.md) for additional `datacustomcode` commands (`scan`, `deploy`, `zip`) to test specific code paths and validate your SDK changes thoroughly.
-
 ## Versioning and Pre-Releases
 
 This project uses [PEP 440](https://peps.python.org/pep-0440/) version syntax. Versions are derived automatically from git tags via `poetry-dynamic-versioning`.
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index becaefb..b93bd90 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ warn_unused_configs = true
 
 [tool.poetry]
 include = [
-  {path = "src/datacustomcode/templates/**/*", format = "sdist"},
-  {path = "src/datacustomcode/config.yaml", format = "sdist"}
+  {path = "src/datacustomcode/templates/**/*"},
+  {path = "src/datacustomcode/config.yaml"}
 ]
 packages = [{include = "datacustomcode", from = "src"}]
 version = "0.0.0"
@@ -133,7 +133,8 @@ datacustomcode = "datacustomcode.cli:cli"
 
 [tool.poetry-dynamic-versioning]
 enable = true
-pattern = "^v(?P<base>.+)$"
+format-jinja = "{% if distance == 0 %}{{ base }}{{ stage or '' }}{% else %}{{ bump_version(base) }}.dev{{ distance }}+{{ commit }}{% endif %}"
+pattern = "^v(?P<base>\\d+\\.\\d+\\.\\d+)(?P<stage>\\.dev\\d+|a\\d+|b\\d+|rc\\d+)?$"
 style = "pep440"
 vcs = "git"