diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer-lock.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer-lock.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..66ee1b70ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer-lock.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "features": {
+    "ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/python:1": {
+      "version": "1.4.2",
+      "resolved": "ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/python@sha256:bf021f1800543f08bf029c449a3f25341be782b620802befa1f8e6ee51cf6cf6",
+      "integrity": "sha256:bf021f1800543f08bf029c449a3f25341be782b620802befa1f8e6ee51cf6cf6"
+    }
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7032b4d65c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "image": "mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/universal:2",
+  "features": {
+    "ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/python:1": {
+      "version": "3.12",
+      "installTools": false
+    },
+  }
+}
diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index f60e94af83..49f23ff274 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 version: 2
 updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: "devcontainers"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"
   - package-ecosystem: "pip"
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 336748457b..7150fcb73e 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ repos:
       - id: check-toml
       - id: check-yaml
       - id: end-of-file-fixer
+        exclude: .devcontainer/devcontainer-lock.json
       - id: trailing-whitespace
         args: [--markdown-linebreak-ext=md]
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 51400361a6..23edaf55cb 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 description = "A Discord bot designed as a fun and beginner-friendly learning environment for writing bot features and learning open-source."
 authors = ["Python Discord <info@pythondiscord.com>"]
 license = "MIT"
+package-mode = false
 
 [tool.poetry.dependencies]
 python = "3.12.*"