diff --git a/build-config/libcomposition/meson.build b/build-config/libcomposition/meson.build
index ea1e027..6eae463 100644
--- a/build-config/libcomposition/meson.build
+++ b/build-config/libcomposition/meson.build
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ composition_p = subproject('libcomposition',
   default_options: [
     'pkg_config=' + get_option('pkg_config').to_string(),
     'build_tests=' + get_option('build_tests').to_string(),
-    'build_examples=false'
+    'build_examples=false',
+    'build_python=' + get_option('build_python').to_string()
 ])
 comp_dep  = composition_p.get_variable('composition_dep')
 libcomposition = composition_p.get_variable('libcomposition')
diff --git a/build-config/libconfig/meson.build b/build-config/libconfig/meson.build
index 8c7ec5d..d6f9c91 100644
--- a/build-config/libconfig/meson.build
+++ b/build-config/libconfig/meson.build
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ config_p = subproject('libconfig',
   default_options:[
     'pkg_config=' + get_option('pkg_config').to_string(),
     'build_tests=' + get_option('build_tests').to_string(),
-    'build_examples=false'
-    ])
+    'build_examples=false',
+    'build_python=' + get_option('build_python').to_string()
+  ])
 config_dep  = config_p.get_variable('config_dep')
diff --git a/build-config/libconstants/meson.build b/build-config/libconstants/meson.build
index 7257a03..59158ae 100644
--- a/build-config/libconstants/meson.build
+++ b/build-config/libconstants/meson.build
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 const_p = subproject('libconstants', default_options: [
     'pkg_config=' + get_option('pkg_config').to_string(),
     'build_tests=' + get_option('build_tests').to_string(),
-    'build_examples=false'
-  ])
+    'build_examples=false',
+    'build_python=' + get_option('build_python').to_string()
+ ])
 const_dep  = const_p.get_variable('const_dep')
 libconst = const_p.get_variable('libconst')
 
diff --git a/build-config/liblogging/meson.build b/build-config/liblogging/meson.build
index f52b0de..c807b19 100644
--- a/build-config/liblogging/meson.build
+++ b/build-config/liblogging/meson.build
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 logging_p = subproject('liblogging', default_options: [
     'pkg_config=' + get_option('pkg_config').to_string(),
     'build_tests=' + get_option('build_tests').to_string(),
-    'build_examples=false'
+    'build_examples=false',
+    'build_python=' + get_option('build_python').to_string()
   ])
 liblogging = logging_p.get_variable('liblogging')
 
diff --git a/build-config/meson.build b/build-config/meson.build
index f56aa3b..bd1465d 100644
--- a/build-config/meson.build
+++ b/build-config/meson.build
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
-if get_option('build_lib_comp') or get_option('build_lib_all') or get_option('build_python')
-    subdir('libcomposition')
-endif
 if get_option('build_lib_config') or get_option('build_lib_all') or get_option('build_python')
     subdir('libconfig')
 endif
 if get_option('build_lib_const') or get_option('build_lib_all') or get_option('build_python')
     subdir('libconstants')
 endif
-if get_option('build_lib_log') or get_option('build_lib_all')
+if get_option('build_lib_log') or get_option('build_lib_all') or get_option('build_python')
     subdir('liblogging')
 endif
-if get_option('build_lib_plugin') or get_option('build_lib_all')
+if get_option('build_lib_comp') or get_option('build_lib_all') or get_option('build_python')
+    subdir('libcomposition')
+endif
+if get_option('build_lib_plugin') or get_option('build_lib_all') and not get_option('build_python')
     subdir('libplugin')
 endif
 
diff --git a/build-python/meson.build b/build-python/meson.build
index 4d07bd7..cbd8c22 100644
--- a/build-python/meson.build
+++ b/build-python/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 py_installation = import('python').find_installation('python3', pure: false)
 
+if host_machine.system() == 'darwin'
+    fourdst_ext_rpath = '@loader_path/lib'
+else
+    fourdst_ext_rpath = '$ORIGIN/lib'
+endif
 py_mod = py_installation.extension_module(
     '_phys',
     sources: [
@@ -16,6 +21,8 @@ py_mod = py_installation.extension_module(
     ],
     cpp_args : ['-UNDEBUG'],
     install : true,
+    build_rpath: fourdst_ext_rpath,
+    install_rpath: fourdst_ext_rpath,
     subdir: 'fourdst',
 )
 
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 687d275..3586de1 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,8 +1,15 @@
-project('fourdst', 'cpp', version: 'v0.10.3', default_options: ['cpp_std=c++23'], meson_version: '>=1.5.0')
+project('fourdst', 'cpp', version: 'v0.10.4', default_options: ['cpp_std=c++23'], meson_version: '>=1.5.0')
 
 add_project_arguments('-fvisibility=default', language: 'cpp')
 
-
+if get_option('build_python')
+    py_installation = import('python').find_installation('python3', pure: false)
+    fourdst_wheel_libdir    = 'fourdst/lib'        # relative to the python platlib
+    fourdst_wheel_headerdir = 'fourdst/include'
+else
+    fourdst_wheel_libdir    = ''
+    fourdst_wheel_headerdir = ''
+endif
 # Configure vendor libraries
 subdir('build-config')
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 7176efd..497ed61 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 [build-system]
-requires = [
-    "meson-python>=0.15.0", # Use a recent version
-    "meson>=1.6.0",        # Specify your Meson version requirement
-    "pybind11>=2.10"       # pybind11 headers needed at build time
-]
+requires = ["meson-python>=0.19,<0.20", "meson>=1.9.1,<1.10", "pybind11>=2.10"]
 build-backend = "mesonpy"
 
 [project]
@@ -33,6 +29,11 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [project.scripts]
 fourdst-cli = "fourdst.cli.main:app"
+fourdst-compiler-flags = "fourdst:get_compiler_flags_formatted"
+fourdst-include-dirs = "fourdst:get_include_dirs"
+fourdst-lib-dirs = "fourdst:get_lib_dirs"
+fourdst-rpath-flags = "fourdst:get_rpath_flags"
+fourdst-version = "fourdst:print_fourdst_version"
 
 [tool.meson-python.args]
 setup = [
diff --git a/src-pybind/fourdst/__init__.py b/src-pybind/fourdst/__init__.py
index 9f581a6..b700d41 100644
--- a/src-pybind/fourdst/__init__.py
+++ b/src-pybind/fourdst/__init__.py
@@ -19,4 +19,46 @@ from importlib.metadata import version, PackageNotFoundError
 try:
     __version__ = version("fourdst")
 except PackageNotFoundError:
-    __version__ = "0.0.0+unknown"
\ No newline at end of file
+    __version__ = "0.0.0+unknown"
+
+import os
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import List
+
+_PACKAGE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent
+
+def get_lib_dirs() -> List[str]:
+    return [
+        os.fspath(_PACKAGE_DIR / "lib"),
+        os.fspath(_PACKAGE_DIR / "lib" / "vendor"),
+    ]
+
+def get_include_dirs() -> List[str]:
+    return [
+        os.fspath(_PACKAGE_DIR / "include"),
+        os.fspath(_PACKAGE_DIR / "include" / "fourdst" / "vendor"),
+    ]
+
+def get_rpath_flags() -> List[str]:
+    return ["-Wl,-rpath," + os.fspath(_PACKAGE_DIR / "lib")]
+
+def get_lib_flags() -> List[str]:
+    flags = ["-L" + d for d in get_lib_dirs()]
+    flags += ["-lcomposition", "-llogging", "-lconst", "-lreflect_cpp"]
+    flags += get_rpath_flags()
+    return flags
+
+def get_include_flags() -> List[str]:
+    return ["-I" + d for d in get_include_dirs()]
+
+def get_compiler_flags() -> List[str]:
+    return get_include_flags() + get_lib_flags()
+
+def get_compiler_flags_formatted() -> int:
+    flags = get_compiler_flags()
+    print(' '.join(flags))
+    return 0
+
+def print_fourdst_version() -> int:
+    print("fourdst version: " + __version__)
+    return 0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/subprojects/libcomposition.wrap b/subprojects/libcomposition.wrap
index 77a0647..b5ce668 100644
--- a/subprojects/libcomposition.wrap
+++ b/subprojects/libcomposition.wrap
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 [wrap-git]
 url = https://github.com/4D-STAR/libcomposition.git
-revision = v2.4.3
+revision = v2.4.8
 depth = 1
diff --git a/subprojects/libconfig.wrap b/subprojects/libconfig.wrap
index 49d98f4..0bd4637 100644
--- a/subprojects/libconfig.wrap
+++ b/subprojects/libconfig.wrap
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 [wrap-git]
 url = https://github.com/4D-STAR/libconfig.git
-revision = v2.2.6
+revision = v2.2.10
 depth = 1
diff --git a/subprojects/libconstants.wrap b/subprojects/libconstants.wrap
index 6faca3d..ab6e243 100644
--- a/subprojects/libconstants.wrap
+++ b/subprojects/libconstants.wrap
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 [wrap-git]
 url = https://github.com/4D-STAR/libconstants.git
-revision = v1.1.3
+revision = v1.1.7
 depth = 1
diff --git a/subprojects/liblogging.wrap b/subprojects/liblogging.wrap
index 04a4154..fcea9dc 100644
--- a/subprojects/liblogging.wrap
+++ b/subprojects/liblogging.wrap
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 [wrap-git]
 url = https://github.com/4D-STAR/liblogging.git
-revision = v1.1.3
+revision = v1.1.7
 depth = 1