diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 78f5e5d..67d5a23 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,23 +5,6 @@ All notable changes to rattail will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
-## v0.2.4 (2024-11-24)
-
-### Fix
-
-- update project links, kallithea -> forgejo
-- avoid deprecated base class for config extension
-- just use upstream `main()` for webapi
-- update menu config per wuttaweb
-- update config for default app model
-- remove unused alembic script
-
-## v0.2.3 (2024-07-01)
-
-### Fix
-
-- use rattail function to create top-level command
-
 ## v0.2.2 (2024-06-30)
 
 ### Fix
diff --git a/README.md b/README.rst
similarity index 57%
rename from README.md
rename to README.rst
index 6792c08..a7f9721 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 
-# Rattail Demo
+Rattail Demo
+============
 
-This project serves as a working demo, to illustrate various concepts
-of the Rattail software framework.  See the [Rattail
-Wiki](https://rattailproject.org/moin/) for more info.
+This project serves as a working demo, to illustrate various concepts of the
+Rattail software framework.  See the `Rattail Wiki`_ for more info.
 
 Note that it *can be* usable as a starting point for your own project(s),
 should you need one.  But probably the Rattail Tutorial is a better one.
+
+.. _`Rattail Wiki`: https://rattailproject.org/moin/
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index dbc3511..089efa8 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "rattail-demo"
-version = "0.2.4"
+version = "0.2.2"
 description = "Rattail Software Demo"
-readme = "README.md"
+readme = "README.rst"
 authors = [{name = "Lance Edgar", email = "lance@edbob.org"}]
 classifiers = [
         "Development Status :: 3 - Alpha",
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ rattail-demo = "rattail_demo.config:DemoConfigExtension"
 
 [project.urls]
 Homepage = "https://demo.rattailproject.org"
-Repository = "https://forgejo.wuttaproject.org/rattail/rattail-demo"
-Changelog = "https://forgejo.wuttaproject.org/rattail/rattail-demo/src/branch/master/CHANGELOG.md"
+Repository = "https://kallithea.rattailproject.org/rattail-project/rattail-demo"
+Changelog = "https://kallithea.rattailproject.org/rattail-project/rattail-demo/files/master/CHANGELOG.md"
 
 
 [tool.commitizen]
diff --git a/rattail_demo/commands.py b/rattail_demo/commands.py
index d408b22..30cc967 100644
--- a/rattail_demo/commands.py
+++ b/rattail_demo/commands.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import shutil
 import typer
 from typing_extensions import Annotated
 
-from rattail.commands.typer import (make_typer, typer_get_runas_user,
+from rattail.commands.typer import (typer_callback, typer_get_runas_user,
                                     importer_command, file_exporter_command)
 from rattail.commands.importing import ImportCommandHandler
 from rattail.commands.purging import run_purge
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ from rattail.commands.purging import run_purge
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-# nb. this is the top-level command
-rattail_demo_typer = make_typer(
-    name='rattail_demo',
+# nb. this is the top-level command for titeship
+rattail_demo_typer = typer.Typer(
+    callback=typer_callback,
     help="Rattail Demo (custom Rattail system)"
 )
 
diff --git a/rattail_demo/config.py b/rattail_demo/config.py
index 6a427da..dc66ba5 100644
--- a/rattail_demo/config.py
+++ b/rattail_demo/config.py
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 Rattail Demo config extension
 """
 
-from wuttjamaican.conf import WuttaConfigExtension
+from rattail.config import ConfigExtension
 
 
-class DemoConfigExtension(WuttaConfigExtension):
+class DemoConfigExtension(ConfigExtension):
     """
     Rattail Demo config extension
     """
@@ -17,13 +17,11 @@ class DemoConfigExtension(WuttaConfigExtension):
         config.setdefault('rattail', 'app_package', 'rattail_demo')
 
         # tell rattail where our stuff lives
-        config.setdefault('rattail', 'model_spec', 'rattail_demo.db.model')
+        config.setdefault('rattail', 'model', 'rattail_demo.db.model')
         config.setdefault('rattail.trainwreck', 'model', 'rattail.trainwreck.db.model.defaults')
+        config.setdefault('tailbone.menus', 'handler', 'rattail_demo.web.menus:DemoMenuHandler')
         config.setdefault('tailbone.static_libcache.module', 'rattail_demo.web.static')
 
-        # menus
-        config.setdefault('rattail.web.menus.handler_spec', 'rattail_demo.web.menus:DemoMenuHandler')
-
         # default app handlers
         config.setdefault('rattail', 'products.handler', 'rattail_corepos.products:CoreProductsHandler')
 
diff --git a/rattail_demo/db/alembic/env.py b/rattail_demo/db/alembic/env.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5a9183c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rattail_demo/db/alembic/env.py
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8; mode: python; -*-
+"""
+Alembic environment script
+"""
+
+from alembic import context
+from sqlalchemy.orm import configure_mappers
+
+from rattail.config import make_config
+from rattail.db.util import get_default_engine
+from rattail.db.continuum import configure_versioning
+
+
+# this is the Alembic Config object, which provides
+# access to the values within the .ini file in use.
+alembic_config = context.config
+
+# use same config file for Rattail
+rattail_config = make_config(alembic_config.config_file_name, usedb=False, versioning=False)
+
+# configure Continuum..this is trickier than we want but it works..
+configure_versioning(rattail_config, force=True)
+from rattail_demo.db import model
+configure_mappers()
+
+# needed for 'autogenerate' support
+target_metadata = model.Base.metadata
+
+
+def run_migrations_offline():
+    """Run migrations in 'offline' mode.
+
+    This configures the context with just a URL
+    and not an Engine, though an Engine is acceptable
+    here as well.  By skipping the Engine creation
+    we don't even need a DBAPI to be available.
+
+    Calls to context.execute() here emit the given string to the
+    script output.
+
+    """
+    engine = get_default_engine(rattail_config)
+    context.configure(
+        url=engine.url,
+        target_metadata=target_metadata)
+
+    with context.begin_transaction():
+        context.run_migrations()
+
+
+def run_migrations_online():
+    """Run migrations in 'online' mode.
+
+    In this scenario we need to create an Engine
+    and associate a connection with the context.
+
+    """
+    engine = get_default_engine(rattail_config)
+    connection = engine.connect()
+    context.configure(
+        connection=connection,
+        target_metadata=target_metadata)
+
+    try:
+        with context.begin_transaction():
+            context.run_migrations()
+    finally:
+        connection.close()
+
+
+if context.is_offline_mode():
+    run_migrations_offline()
+else:
+    run_migrations_online()
diff --git a/rattail_demo/web/menus.py b/rattail_demo/web/menus.py
index 2927157..9468903 100644
--- a/rattail_demo/web/menus.py
+++ b/rattail_demo/web/menus.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from tailbone import menus as base
 from tailbone_corepos.menus import make_corepos_menu
 
 
-class DemoMenuHandler(base.TailboneMenuHandler):
+class DemoMenuHandler(base.MenuHandler):
     """
     Demo menu handler
     """
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class DemoMenuHandler(base.TailboneMenuHandler):
                 },
                 {
                     'title': "Source Code",
-                    'url': 'https://forgejo.wuttaproject.org/rattail/rattail-demo',
+                    'url': 'https://kallithea.rattailproject.org/rattail-project/rattail-demo',
                     'target': '_blank',
                 },
                 {
diff --git a/rattail_demo/web/views/upgrades.py b/rattail_demo/web/views/upgrades.py
index af722f4..8035303 100644
--- a/rattail_demo/web/views/upgrades.py
+++ b/rattail_demo/web/views/upgrades.py
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ class UpgradeView(base.UpgradeView):
 
         projects.update({
             'rattail_demo': {
-                'commit_url': 'https://forgejo.wuttaproject.org/rattail/rattail-demo/compare/{{old_version}}...{{new_version}}',
-                'release_url': 'https://forgejo.wuttaproject.org/rattail/rattail-demo/src/tag/v{{new_version}}/CHANGELOG.md',
+                'commit_url': 'https://kallithea.rattailproject.org/rattail-project/rattail-demo/changelog/{new_version}/?size=10',
+                'release_url': 'https://kallithea.rattailproject.org/rattail-project/rattail-demo/files/{new_version}/CHANGES.rst',
             },
         })
 
diff --git a/rattail_demo/web/webapi.py b/rattail_demo/web/webapi.py
index 40ad5b1..591b2e6 100644
--- a/rattail_demo/web/webapi.py
+++ b/rattail_demo/web/webapi.py
@@ -3,11 +3,50 @@
 Rattail Demo web API
 """
 
-from tailbone import webapi as base
+from __future__ import unicode_literals, absolute_import
+
+from pyramid.config import Configurator
+from pyramid.authentication import SessionAuthenticationPolicy
+
+from tailbone import app
+from tailbone.auth import TailboneAuthorizationPolicy
 
 
 def main(global_config, **settings):
     """
     This function returns a Pyramid WSGI application.
     """
-    return base.main(global_config, **settings)
+    # make config objects
+    rattail_config = app.make_rattail_config(settings)
+    pyramid_config = Configurator(settings=settings, root_factory=app.Root)
+
+    # configure user authorization / authentication
+    pyramid_config.set_authorization_policy(TailboneAuthorizationPolicy())
+    pyramid_config.set_authentication_policy(SessionAuthenticationPolicy())
+
+    # always require CSRF token protection
+    pyramid_config.set_default_csrf_options(require_csrf=True, token='_csrf', header='X-XSRF-TOKEN')
+
+    # bring in some Pyramid goodies
+    pyramid_config.include('tailbone.beaker')
+    pyramid_config.include('pyramid_tm')
+    pyramid_config.include('cornice')
+
+    # bring in the pyramid_retry logic, if available
+    # TODO: pretty soon we can require this package, hopefully..
+    try:
+        import pyramid_retry
+    except ImportError:
+        pass
+    else:
+        pyramid_config.include('pyramid_retry')
+
+    # add some permissions magic
+    pyramid_config.add_directive('add_tailbone_permission_group', 'tailbone.auth.add_permission_group')
+    pyramid_config.add_directive('add_tailbone_permission', 'tailbone.auth.add_permission')
+
+    # bring in some Tailbone
+    pyramid_config.include('tailbone.subscribers')
+    pyramid_config.include('tailbone.api')
+
+    return pyramid_config.make_wsgi_app()
diff --git a/tasks.py b/tasks.py
deleted file mode 100644
index d296ec9..0000000
--- a/tasks.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8; -*-
-"""
-Tasks for rattail-demo
-"""
-
-import os
-import shutil
-
-from invoke import task
-
-
-@task
-def release(c):
-    """
-    Release a new version of 'rattail-demo'
-    """
-    if os.path.exists('dist'):
-        shutil.rmtree('dist')
-    if os.path.exists('rattail_demo.egg-info'):
-        shutil.rmtree('rattail_demo.egg-info')
-
-    c.run('python -m build --sdist')
-    c.run('twine upload dist/*')