diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5fb6c58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,161 @@
+name: kernel gateway tests
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: ["main"]
+  pull_request:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: "0 0 * * *"
+
+defaults:
+  run:
+    shell: bash -eux {0}
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest]
+        python-version: ["3.8", "3.11"]
+        include:
+          - os: macos-latest
+            python-version: "3.9"
+          - os: ubuntu-latest
+            python-version: "3.12"
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Base Setup
+        uses: jupyterlab/maintainer-tools/.github/actions/base-setup@v1
+
+      - name: Run the tests
+        timeout-minutes: 15
+        run: |
+          hatch run cov:test --cov-fail-under 50 || hatch run test:test --lf
+
+      - name: Show help
+        run: |
+          pip install .
+          cd $HOME
+          jupyter kernelgateway --help
+
+      - uses: jupyterlab/maintainer-tools/.github/actions/upload-coverage@v1
+
+  coverage:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs:
+      - build
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: jupyterlab/maintainer-tools/.github/actions/report-coverage@v1
+        with:
+          fail_under: 80
+
+  test_lint:
+    name: Test Lint
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: jupyterlab/maintainer-tools/.github/actions/base-setup@v1
+      - name: Run Linters
+        run: |
+          #hatch run typing:test
+          hatch run lint:build
+          pipx run interrogate -vv .
+          pipx run doc8 --max-line-length=200
+
+  check_release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: jupyterlab/maintainer-tools/.github/actions/base-setup@v1
+      - uses: jupyter-server/jupyter_releaser/.github/actions/check-release@v2
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+  test_docs:
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: jupyterlab/maintainer-tools/.github/actions/base-setup@v1
+      - run: hatch run docs:build
+
+  test_miniumum_versions:
+    name: Test Minimum Versions
+    timeout-minutes: 20
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Base Setup
+        uses: jupyterlab/maintainer-tools/.github/actions/base-setup@v1
+        with:
+          dependency_type: minimum
+
+      - name: List installed packages
+        run: |
+          hatch run test:list
+
+      - name: Run the unit tests
+        run: |
+          hatch run test:nowarn || hatch run test:nowarn --lf
+
+  test_prereleases:
+    name: Test Prereleases
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 20
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Base Setup
+        uses: jupyterlab/maintainer-tools/.github/actions/base-setup@v1
+        with:
+          dependency_type: pre
+      - name: Run the tests
+        run: |
+          hatch run test:nowarn || hatch run test:nowarn --lf
+
+  make_sdist:
+    name: Make SDist
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 20
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: jupyterlab/maintainer-tools/.github/actions/base-setup@v1
+      - uses: jupyterlab/maintainer-tools/.github/actions/make-sdist@v1
+
+  test_sdist:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [make_sdist]
+    name: Install from SDist and Test
+    timeout-minutes: 20
+    steps:
+      - uses: jupyterlab/maintainer-tools/.github/actions/base-setup@v1
+      - uses: jupyterlab/maintainer-tools/.github/actions/test-sdist@v1
+
+  link_check:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: jupyterlab/maintainer-tools/.github/actions/base-setup@v1
+      - uses: jupyterlab/maintainer-tools/.github/actions/check-links@v1
+
+  tests_check: # This job does nothing and is only used for the branch protection
+    if: always()
+    needs:
+      - coverage
+      - test_docs
+      - test_miniumum_versions
+      - test_lint
+      - test_prereleases
+      - check_release
+      - link_check
+      - test_sdist
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Decide whether the needed jobs succeeded or failed
+        uses: re-actors/alls-green@release/v1
+        with:
+          jobs: ${{ toJSON(needs) }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/enforce-label.yml b/.github/workflows/enforce-label.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..75432d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/enforce-label.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+name: Enforce PR label
+
+concurrency:
+  group: label-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [labeled, unlabeled, opened, edited, synchronize]
+jobs:
+  enforce-label:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      pull-requests: write
+    steps:
+      - name: enforce-triage-label
+        uses: jupyterlab/maintainer-tools/.github/actions/enforce-label@v1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/prep-release.yml b/.github/workflows/prep-release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7a2a18d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/prep-release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+name: "Step 1: Prep Release"
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      version_spec:
+        description: "New Version Specifier"
+        default: "next"
+        required: false
+      branch:
+        description: "The branch to target"
+        required: false
+      post_version_spec:
+        description: "Post Version Specifier"
+        required: false
+      since:
+        description: "Use PRs with activity since this date or git reference"
+        required: false
+      since_last_stable:
+        description: "Use PRs with activity since the last stable git tag"
+        required: false
+        type: boolean
+jobs:
+  prep_release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: jupyterlab/maintainer-tools/.github/actions/base-setup@v1
+
+      - name: Prep Release
+        id: prep-release
+        uses: jupyter-server/jupyter_releaser/.github/actions/prep-release@v2
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.ADMIN_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          version_spec: ${{ github.event.inputs.version_spec }}
+          post_version_spec: ${{ github.event.inputs.post_version_spec }}
+          target: ${{ github.event.inputs.target }}
+          branch: ${{ github.event.inputs.branch }}
+          since: ${{ github.event.inputs.since }}
+          since_last_stable: ${{ github.event.inputs.since_last_stable }}
+
+      - name: "** Next Step **"
+        run: |
+          echo "Optional): Review Draft Release: ${{ steps.prep-release.outputs.release_url }}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..91cdcec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+name: "Step 2: Publish Release"
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      branch:
+        description: "The target branch"
+        required: false
+      release_url:
+        description: "The URL of the draft GitHub release"
+        required: false
+      steps_to_skip:
+        description: "Comma separated list of steps to skip"
+        required: false
+
+jobs:
+  publish_release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment: release
+    steps:
+      - uses: jupyterlab/maintainer-tools/.github/actions/base-setup@v1
+
+      - name: Populate Release
+        id: populate-release
+        uses: jupyter-server/jupyter_releaser/.github/actions/populate-release@v2
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.ADMIN_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          target: ${{ github.event.inputs.target }}
+          branch: ${{ github.event.inputs.branch }}
+          release_url: ${{ github.event.inputs.release_url }}
+          steps_to_skip: ${{ github.event.inputs.steps_to_skip }}
+
+      - name: Finalize Release
+        id: finalize-release
+        env:
+          TWINE_USERNAME: __token__
+          NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
+        uses: jupyter-server/jupyter-releaser/.github/actions/finalize-release@v2
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.ADMIN_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          target: ${{ github.event.inputs.target }}
+          release_url: ${{ steps.populate-release.outputs.release_url }}
+
+      - name: "** Next Step **"
+        if: ${{ success() }}
+        run: |
+          echo "Verify the final release"
+          echo ${{ steps.finalize-release.outputs.release_url }}
+
+      - name: "** Failure Message **"
+        if: ${{ failure() }}
+        run: |
+          echo "Failed to Publish the Draft Release Url:"
+          echo ${{ steps.populate-release.outputs.release_url }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 902ce52..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-name: Tests
-
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-  push:
-  pull_request:
-    branches:
-      - main
-
-jobs:
-  tests:
-    name: Run tests (Python ${{matrix.python}})
-
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        python:
-          - "3.8"
-          - "3.9"
-          - "3.10"
-          - "3.11"
-          - "3.12"
-
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Base Setup
-        uses: jupyterlab/maintainer-tools/.github/actions/base-setup@v1
-
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: |
-          pip install -e .
-          pip freeze
-
-      - name: Show help
-        run: jupyter kernelgateway --help
-
-      - name: Run tests
-        run: hatch run cov:test
-        env:
-          ASYNC_TEST_TIMEOUT: 10
-
-      - name: Build docs
-        run: hatch run docs:build
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 32991c1..eb76474 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -65,10 +65,10 @@ repos:
       - id: ruff
         types_or: [python, jupyter]
         args: ["--fix", "--show-fixes"]
-        exclude: ^kernel_gateway/tests/resources/
+        exclude: ^tests/resources/
       - id: ruff-format
         types_or: [python, jupyter]
-        exclude: ^kernel_gateway/tests/resources/
+        exclude: ^tests/resources/
 
   - repo: https://github.com/scientific-python/cookie
     rev: "2023.12.21"
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 803b36d..48d3b55 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # Changelog
 
+<!-- <START NEW CHANGELOG ENTRY> -->
+
 ## 2.5.0 (2020-04-19)
 
 ([Full Changelog](https://github.com/jupyter/kernel_gateway/compare/2.4.3...50b26c553d7eaf6556b1ea9fd8f424388ebb2e94))
@@ -19,6 +21,8 @@
 
 [@bgerrity](https://github.com/search?q=repo%3Ajupyter%2Fkernel_gateway+involves%3Abgerrity+updated%3A2020-08-18..2021-04-19&type=Issues) | [@dolfinus](https://github.com/search?q=repo%3Ajupyter%2Fkernel_gateway+involves%3Adolfinus+updated%3A2020-08-18..2021-04-19&type=Issues) | [@kevin-bates](https://github.com/search?q=repo%3Ajupyter%2Fkernel_gateway+involves%3Akevin-bates+updated%3A2020-08-18..2021-04-19&type=Issues) | [@mwouts](https://github.com/search?q=repo%3Ajupyter%2Fkernel_gateway+involves%3Amwouts+updated%3A2020-08-18..2021-04-19&type=Issues) | [@willingc](https://github.com/search?q=repo%3Ajupyter%2Fkernel_gateway+involves%3Awillingc+updated%3A2020-08-18..2021-04-19&type=Issues)
 
+<!-- <END NEW CHANGELOG ENTRY> -->
+
 ## 2.4.3 (2020-08-18)
 
 - [PR-340](https://github.com/jupyter/kernel_gateway/pull/340) enable ssl_version as a JKG config option
diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
deleted file mode 100644
index 5abbd92..0000000
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-include kernel_gateway/jupyter_websocket/swagger.*
-include LICENSE.md
diff --git a/RELEASE.md b/RELEASE.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3370c6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/RELEASE.md
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# Release Guide
+
+## Using `jupyter_releaser`
+
+The recommended way to make a release is to use [`jupyter_releaser`](https://jupyter-releaser.readthedocs.io/en/latest/get_started/making_release_from_repo.html).
+
+## Manual Release
+
+- Update `CHANGELOG`
+
+- Run the following:
+
+```bash
+export VERSION=<version>
+pip install pipx
+pipx run hatch version $VERSION
+git commit -a -m "Release $VERSION"
+git tag $VERSION; true;
+git push --all
+git push --tags
+rm -rf dist build
+pipx run build .
+pipx run twine check dist/*
+pipx run twine upload dist/*
+```
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index dda23ad..3682fc7 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -33,12 +33,12 @@ classifiers = [
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "jupyter_client>=7.4.4",
-    "jupyter_core>=4.12,!=5.0.*",
-    "jupyter_server>=2.0",
-    "requests>=2.7,<3.0",
-    "tornado>=6.2.0",
-    "traitlets>=5.6.0",
+    "jupyter_client>=8.6",
+    "jupyter_core>=5.7",
+    "jupyter_server>=2.12",
+    "requests>=2.31",
+    "tornado>=6.4",
+    "traitlets>=5.14.1",
 ]
 
 [project.scripts]
@@ -64,10 +64,12 @@ docs = [
 
 [tool.hatch.version]
 path = "kernel_gateway/_version.py"
+validate-bump = false
 
 [tool.hatch.build.targets.sdist]
 include = [
     "/kernel_gateway",
+    "/tests"
 ]
 
 [tool.hatch.build.targets.wheel]
@@ -81,13 +83,31 @@ build = "make -C docs html SPHINXOPTS='-W'"
 [tool.hatch.envs.test]
 features = ["test"]
 [tool.hatch.envs.test.scripts]
+list = "python -m pip freeze"
 test = "python -m pytest -vv {args}"
+nowarn = "test -W default {args}"
 
 [tool.hatch.envs.cov]
 features = ["test"]
 dependencies = ["coverage[toml]", "pytest-cov"]
 [tool.hatch.envs.cov.scripts]
 test = "python -m pytest -vv --cov kernel_gateway --cov-branch --cov-report term-missing:skip-covered {args}"
+nowarn = "test -W default {args}"
+
+[tool.hatch.envs.typing]
+dependencies = ["pre-commit"]
+detached = true
+[tool.hatch.envs.typing.scripts]
+test = "pre-commit run --all-files --hook-stage manual mypy"
+
+[tool.hatch.envs.lint]
+dependencies = ["pre-commit"]
+detached = true
+[tool.hatch.envs.lint.scripts]
+build = [
+  "pre-commit run --all-files ruff",
+  "pre-commit run --all-files ruff-format"
+]
 
 [tool.ruff.lint]
 extend-select = [
@@ -142,7 +162,7 @@ disable_error_code = ["no-untyped-def", "no-untyped-call"]
 enable_error_code = ["ignore-without-code", "redundant-expr", "truthy-bool"]
 
 [tool.ruff.lint.per-file-ignores]
-"kernel_gateway/tests/*" = ["T201", "S", "RET", "EM"]
+"tests/*" = ["T201", "S", "RET", "EM"]
 "etc/*" = ["T201", "S", "RET"]
 
 [tool.pytest.ini_options]
@@ -154,12 +174,40 @@ addopts = [
    "--showlocals", "--strict-markers", "--strict-config"
 ]
 testpaths = [
-    "kernel_gateway/tests/"
+    "tests/"
 ]
 filterwarnings = [
   "error",
   "module:datetime.datetime.utc:DeprecationWarning",
 ]
 
+[tool.coverage.report]
+exclude_lines = [
+  "pragma: no cover",
+  "def __repr__",
+  "if self.debug:",
+  "if settings.DEBUG",
+  "raise AssertionError",
+  "raise NotImplementedError",
+  "if 0:",
+  "if __name__ == .__main__.:",
+  "class .*\bProtocol\\):",
+  "@(abc\\.)?abstractmethod",
+]
+
+[tool.coverage.run]
+relative_files = true
+source = ["kernel_gateway"]
+
+[tool.interrogate]
+ignore-init-module=true
+ignore-private=true
+ignore-semiprivate=true
+ignore-property-decorators=true
+ignore-nested-functions=true
+ignore-nested-classes=true
+fail-under=70
+exclude = ["docs", "etc", "scripts", "tests"]
+
 [tool.repo-review]
 ignore = ["GH102", "PC111"]
diff --git a/kernel_gateway/tests/__init__.py b/tests/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from kernel_gateway/tests/__init__.py
rename to tests/__init__.py
diff --git a/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
similarity index 100%
rename from conftest.py
rename to tests/conftest.py
diff --git a/kernel_gateway/tests/notebook_http/__init__.py b/tests/notebook_http/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from kernel_gateway/tests/notebook_http/__init__.py
rename to tests/notebook_http/__init__.py
diff --git a/kernel_gateway/tests/notebook_http/cell/__init__.py b/tests/notebook_http/cell/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from kernel_gateway/tests/notebook_http/cell/__init__.py
rename to tests/notebook_http/cell/__init__.py
diff --git a/kernel_gateway/tests/notebook_http/cell/test_parser.py b/tests/notebook_http/cell/test_parser.py
similarity index 100%
rename from kernel_gateway/tests/notebook_http/cell/test_parser.py
rename to tests/notebook_http/cell/test_parser.py
diff --git a/kernel_gateway/tests/notebook_http/swagger/__init__.py b/tests/notebook_http/swagger/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from kernel_gateway/tests/notebook_http/swagger/__init__.py
rename to tests/notebook_http/swagger/__init__.py
diff --git a/kernel_gateway/tests/notebook_http/swagger/test_builders.py b/tests/notebook_http/swagger/test_builders.py
similarity index 100%
rename from kernel_gateway/tests/notebook_http/swagger/test_builders.py
rename to tests/notebook_http/swagger/test_builders.py
diff --git a/kernel_gateway/tests/notebook_http/swagger/test_parser.py b/tests/notebook_http/swagger/test_parser.py
similarity index 100%
rename from kernel_gateway/tests/notebook_http/swagger/test_parser.py
rename to tests/notebook_http/swagger/test_parser.py
diff --git a/kernel_gateway/tests/notebook_http/test_request_utils.py b/tests/notebook_http/test_request_utils.py
similarity index 100%
rename from kernel_gateway/tests/notebook_http/test_request_utils.py
rename to tests/notebook_http/test_request_utils.py
diff --git a/kernel_gateway/tests/resources/failing_code.ipynb b/tests/resources/failing_code.ipynb
similarity index 100%
rename from kernel_gateway/tests/resources/failing_code.ipynb
rename to tests/resources/failing_code.ipynb
diff --git a/kernel_gateway/tests/resources/kernel_api.ipynb b/tests/resources/kernel_api.ipynb
similarity index 100%
rename from kernel_gateway/tests/resources/kernel_api.ipynb
rename to tests/resources/kernel_api.ipynb
diff --git a/kernel_gateway/tests/resources/public/index.html b/tests/resources/public/index.html
similarity index 100%
rename from kernel_gateway/tests/resources/public/index.html
rename to tests/resources/public/index.html
diff --git a/kernel_gateway/tests/resources/responses.ipynb b/tests/resources/responses.ipynb
similarity index 100%
rename from kernel_gateway/tests/resources/responses.ipynb
rename to tests/resources/responses.ipynb
diff --git a/kernel_gateway/tests/resources/simple_api.ipynb b/tests/resources/simple_api.ipynb
similarity index 100%
rename from kernel_gateway/tests/resources/simple_api.ipynb
rename to tests/resources/simple_api.ipynb
diff --git a/kernel_gateway/tests/resources/unknown_kernel.ipynb b/tests/resources/unknown_kernel.ipynb
similarity index 100%
rename from kernel_gateway/tests/resources/unknown_kernel.ipynb
rename to tests/resources/unknown_kernel.ipynb
diff --git a/kernel_gateway/tests/resources/weirdly%20named#notebook.ipynb b/tests/resources/weirdly%20named#notebook.ipynb
similarity index 100%
rename from kernel_gateway/tests/resources/weirdly%20named#notebook.ipynb
rename to tests/resources/weirdly%20named#notebook.ipynb
diff --git a/kernel_gateway/tests/resources/zen.ipynb b/tests/resources/zen.ipynb
similarity index 100%
rename from kernel_gateway/tests/resources/zen.ipynb
rename to tests/resources/zen.ipynb
diff --git a/kernel_gateway/tests/test_gatewayapp.py b/tests/test_gatewayapp.py
similarity index 100%
rename from kernel_gateway/tests/test_gatewayapp.py
rename to tests/test_gatewayapp.py
diff --git a/kernel_gateway/tests/test_jupyter_websocket.py b/tests/test_jupyter_websocket.py
similarity index 100%
rename from kernel_gateway/tests/test_jupyter_websocket.py
rename to tests/test_jupyter_websocket.py
diff --git a/kernel_gateway/tests/test_mixins.py b/tests/test_mixins.py
similarity index 100%
rename from kernel_gateway/tests/test_mixins.py
rename to tests/test_mixins.py
diff --git a/kernel_gateway/tests/test_notebook_http.py b/tests/test_notebook_http.py
similarity index 99%
rename from kernel_gateway/tests/test_notebook_http.py
rename to tests/test_notebook_http.py
index 1393ff1..e4df4af 100644
--- a/kernel_gateway/tests/test_notebook_http.py
+++ b/tests/test_notebook_http.py
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
 from tornado.httpclient import HTTPClientError
 from traitlets.config import Config
 
-from ..notebook_http.swagger.handlers import SwaggerSpecHandler
+from kernel_gateway.notebook_http.swagger.handlers import SwaggerSpecHandler
+
 from .test_gatewayapp import RESOURCES