diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ff71710..ec6a9b5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 This project is a Server Discord bot that handles interactions, messages, reactions, and Slash commands. It is built using Python and the Discord.py library.
 
 
-## Getting Started
+## Setup for Running the Bot
 
 To use this bot, you need to do the following:
 
@@ -14,6 +14,25 @@ To use this bot, you need to do the following:
 5. Install the required Python packages by running `pip install -r requirements.txt.`
 6. Run the `main.py` file to start the bot.
 
+## Setup for Development
+1. Clone this repository to your local machine.
+2. Modify `config.py` with your settings.
+3. Add the required secrets to `.env.example`
+4. Rename `.env.example` to `.env`
+5. Install `poetry` using [official instructions](https://python-poetry.org/docs/#installing-with-the-official-installer)
+6. Install the required python packages by running `poetry install`
+7. Install `pyright` using [official instructions](https://microsoft.github.io/pyright/#/installation)
+8. Run the `main.py` file to start the bot.
+
+### Commonly used development commands
+- **Adding Dependency** `poetry add <package_name>`
+- **Adding Dev Dependency** `poetry add <package_name> --group dev`
+- **Updating Requirements File** `poetry export --without-hashes --only main -o requirements.txt`
+- **Updating Dev Requirements File** `poetry export --without-hashes -o dev-requirements.txt --only dev`
+- **Sorting Imports** `isort .`
+- **Formatting Code** `black .`
+- **Static Type Checking** `pyright`
+> Make sure to sort imports,format code and run pyright before commits so workflow passes
 
 ## Project Structure
 
diff --git a/dev-requirements.txt b/dev-requirements.txt
index ff19952..4f635a5 100644
--- a/dev-requirements.txt
+++ b/dev-requirements.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 appnope==0.1.3 ; python_version >= "3.10" and python_version < "4.0" and sys_platform == "darwin"
 asttokens==2.2.1 ; python_version >= "3.10" and python_version < "4.0"
 backcall==0.2.0 ; python_version >= "3.10" and python_version < "4.0"
-black==23.3.0 ; python_version >= "3.10" and python_version < "4.0"
-click==8.1.3 ; python_version >= "3.10" and python_version < "4.0"
+black==23.7.0 ; python_version >= "3.10" and python_version < "4.0"
+click==8.1.6 ; python_version >= "3.10" and python_version < "4.0"
 colorama==0.4.6 ; python_version >= "3.10" and python_version < "4.0" and (sys_platform == "win32" or platform_system == "Windows")
 decorator==5.1.1 ; python_version >= "3.10" and python_version < "4.0"
 executing==1.2.0 ; python_version >= "3.10" and python_version < "4.0"
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ parso==0.8.3 ; python_version >= "3.10" and python_version < "4.0"
 pathspec==0.11.1 ; python_version >= "3.10" and python_version < "4.0"
 pexpect==4.8.0 ; python_version >= "3.10" and python_version < "4.0" and sys_platform != "win32"
 pickleshare==0.7.5 ; python_version >= "3.10" and python_version < "4.0"
-platformdirs==3.5.3 ; python_version >= "3.10" and python_version < "4.0"
-prompt-toolkit==3.0.38 ; python_version >= "3.10" and python_version < "4.0"
+platformdirs==3.9.1 ; python_version >= "3.10" and python_version < "4.0"
+prompt-toolkit==3.0.39 ; python_version >= "3.10" and python_version < "4.0"
 ptyprocess==0.7.0 ; python_version >= "3.10" and python_version < "4.0" and sys_platform != "win32"
 pure-eval==0.2.2 ; python_version >= "3.10" and python_version < "4.0"
 pygments==2.15.1 ; python_version >= "3.10" and python_version < "4.0"
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 2709014..16ae9d0 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,23 +1,23 @@
 aiodns==3.0.0 ; python_version >= "3.10" and python_version < "4.0"
-aiohttp==3.8.4 ; python_version >= "3.10" and python_version < "4.0"
+aiohttp==3.8.5 ; python_version >= "3.10" and python_version < "4.0"
 aiosignal==1.3.1 ; python_version >= "3.10" and python_version < "4.0"
 async-timeout==4.0.2 ; python_version >= "3.10" and python_version < "4.0"
 attrs==23.1.0 ; python_version >= "3.10" and python_version < "4.0"
 brotli==1.0.9 ; python_version >= "3.10" and python_version < "4.0"
-certifi==2023.5.7 ; python_version >= "3.10" and python_version < "4.0"
+certifi==2023.7.22 ; python_version >= "3.10" and python_version < "4.0"
 cffi==1.15.1 ; python_version >= "3.10" and python_version < "4.0"
-charset-normalizer==3.1.0 ; python_version >= "3.10" and python_version < "4.0"
-cryptography==41.0.1 ; python_version >= "3.10" and python_version < "4.0"
-discord-py[speed]==2.3.0 ; python_version >= "3.10" and python_version < "4.0"
-frozenlist==1.3.3 ; python_version >= "3.10" and python_version < "4.0"
+charset-normalizer==3.2.0 ; python_version >= "3.10" and python_version < "4.0"
+cryptography==41.0.2 ; python_version >= "3.10" and python_version < "4.0"
+discord-py[speed]==2.3.1 ; python_version >= "3.10" and python_version < "4.0"
+frozenlist==1.4.0 ; python_version >= "3.10" and python_version < "4.0"
 idna==3.4 ; python_version >= "3.10" and python_version < "4.0"
 multidict==6.0.4 ; python_version >= "3.10" and python_version < "4.0"
-orjson==3.9.1 ; python_version >= "3.10" and python_version < "4.0"
+orjson==3.9.2 ; python_version >= "3.10" and python_version < "4.0"
 pycares==4.3.0 ; python_version >= "3.10" and python_version < "4.0"
 pycparser==2.21 ; python_version >= "3.10" and python_version < "4.0"
 python-dateutil==2.8.2 ; python_version >= "3.10" and python_version < "4.0"
 python-dotenv==1.0.0 ; python_version >= "3.10" and python_version < "4.0"
 sib-api-v3-sdk==7.6.0 ; python_version >= "3.10" and python_version < "4.0"
 six==1.16.0 ; python_version >= "3.10" and python_version < "4.0"
-urllib3==2.0.3 ; python_version >= "3.10" and python_version < "4.0"
+urllib3==2.0.4 ; python_version >= "3.10" and python_version < "4.0"
 yarl==1.9.2 ; python_version >= "3.10" and python_version < "4.0"