diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_binary.yml b/.github/workflows/build_binary.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 6fcbe85..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/build_binary.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-name: Build binaries on release
-
-on:
-  push:
-    tags:
-      - '*'
-
-jobs:
-  build:
-    name: build
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        arch: [x86_64, aarch64]
-    defaults:
-      run:
-        shell: bash
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-    - name: Install dependencies (aarch64)
-      if: matrix.arch == 'aarch64'
-      run: sudo apt-get install -y gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu g++-aarch64-linux-gnu binutils-aarch64-linux-gnu
-    - name: Set CC / CXX (aarch64)
-      if: matrix.arch == 'aarch64'
-      run: |
-        echo "CC=aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-        echo "CXX=aarch64-linux-gnu-g++" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-    - name: Build executable
-      run: bash build.sh
-    - name: Duplicate executables (x86_64)
-      if: matrix.arch == 'x86_64'
-      run: |
-        cp build/submitty_count_ts build/submitty_count_ts-x86_64
-        cp build/submitty_diagnostics_ts build/submitty_diagnostics_ts-x86_64
-    - name: Move executables (aarch64)
-      if: matrix.arch == 'aarch64'
-      run: |
-        mv build/submitty_count_ts build/submitty_count_ts-aarch64
-        mv build/submitty_diagnostics_ts build/submitty_diagnostics_ts-aarch64
-    - name: Upload artifacts
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
-      with:
-        name: executables
-        path: build/submitty_*
-    - name: Release
-      uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
-      if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
-      with:
-        files: build/submitty_*
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 9eb2e7e..ee86a9d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -11,8 +11,10 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
     - name: Build executable
-      run: bash ./build.sh
+      run: |
+        cmake -S . -B build
+        cmake --build build --parallel "$(nproc)"
     - name: install dev dependencies
-      run: python3 -m pip install -r requirements_dev.txt
+      run: python3 -m pip install -r requirements_dev.txt --break-system-packages
     - name: run tests
       run: pytest
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8684544..711c826 100755
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,32 +1,109 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16.3)
-set (CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 14)
+project(analysis_tools_ts C CXX)
 
-project(analysis_tools_ts)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 14)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 
-set(JSONCODE include/json/include/)
+include(FetchContent)
 
-if(JSONDIR)
-  set(JSONCODE ${JSONDIR})
+FetchContent_Declare(
+    tree-sitter
+    GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/tree-sitter/tree-sitter.git
+    GIT_TAG        0535b0ca378a3f13a2b469f6c090a0c1b90904b7
+    GIT_SHALLOW    TRUE
+)
+
+FetchContent_GetProperties(tree-sitter)
+if(NOT tree-sitter_POPULATED)
+    FetchContent_Populate(tree-sitter)
+
+    # Build the core library from the fetched source
+    add_library(tree-sitter STATIC ${tree-sitter_SOURCE_DIR}/lib/src/lib.c)
+    target_include_directories(tree-sitter PUBLIC ${tree-sitter_SOURCE_DIR}/lib/include)
 endif()
 
-add_library(tree-sitter-python include/tree-sitter-python/src/parser.c
-                               include/tree-sitter-python/src/scanner.c)
+function(fetch_and_build_ts_parser PARSER_NAME GIT_URL GIT_COMMIT)
+    FetchContent_Declare(
+        ${PARSER_NAME}
+        GIT_REPOSITORY ${GIT_URL}
+        GIT_TAG        ${GIT_COMMIT}
+        GIT_SHALLOW    TRUE
+    )
+    FetchContent_GetProperties(${PARSER_NAME})
+    if(NOT ${PARSER_NAME}_POPULATED)
+        FetchContent_Populate(${PARSER_NAME})
+
+        # Collect sources
+        set(SOURCES ${${PARSER_NAME}_SOURCE_DIR}/src/parser.c)
+        if(EXISTS ${${PARSER_NAME}_SOURCE_DIR}/src/scanner.c)
+            list(APPEND SOURCES ${${PARSER_NAME}_SOURCE_DIR}/src/scanner.c)
+        elseif(EXISTS ${${PARSER_NAME}_SOURCE_DIR}/src/scanner.cc)
+            list(APPEND SOURCES ${${PARSER_NAME}_SOURCE_DIR}/src/scanner.cc)
+        endif()
+
+        add_library(${PARSER_NAME} STATIC ${SOURCES})
+        target_include_directories(${PARSER_NAME} PRIVATE ${${PARSER_NAME}_SOURCE_DIR}/src)
+        target_link_libraries(${PARSER_NAME} PRIVATE tree-sitter)
+    endif()
+endfunction()
+
+# Fetch each language.  Uses the latest commit as of 03-29-2026
 
-add_library(tree-sitter-cpp include/tree-sitter-cpp/src/parser.c
-                            include/tree-sitter-cpp/src/scanner.c)
+fetch_and_build_ts_parser(
+  tree-sitter-python
+  https://github.com/tree-sitter/tree-sitter-python.git
+  26855eabccb19c6abf499fbc5b8dc7cc9ab8bc64
+)
 
-add_library(tree-sitter-c include/tree-sitter-c/src/parser.c)
+fetch_and_build_ts_parser(
+  tree-sitter-c
+  https://github.com/tree-sitter/tree-sitter-c.git
+  ae19b676b13bdcc13b7665397e6d9b14975473dd
+)
 
-add_library(tree-sitter-java include/tree-sitter-java/src/parser.c)
+fetch_and_build_ts_parser(
+  tree-sitter-cpp
+  https://github.com/tree-sitter/tree-sitter-cpp.git
+  8b5b49eb196bec7040441bee33b2c9a4838d696
+)
 
-link_libraries(tree-sitter-python tree-sitter-c tree-sitter-cpp tree-sitter-java
-               ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/tree-sitter/libtree-sitter.a)
+fetch_and_build_ts_parser(
+  tree-sitter-java
+  https://github.com/tree-sitter/tree-sitter-java.git
+  e10607b45ff745f5f876bfa3e94fbcc6b44bdc11
+)
 
-add_executable(submitty_count_ts src/count.cpp src/parser.cpp src/utils.cpp)
+FetchContent_Declare(
+    nlohmann_json
+    GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/nlohmann/json.git
+    GIT_TAG        9a737481aed085fd289f82dff1fa8c3c66627a7e
+    GIT_SHALLOW    TRUE
+)
+FetchContent_MakeAvailable(nlohmann_json)
 
-add_executable(submitty_diagnostics_ts src/diagnostics.cpp src/parser.cpp
-                                       src/utils.cpp)
+set(COMMON_LIBS
+    tree-sitter
+    tree-sitter-python
+    tree-sitter-c
+    tree-sitter-cpp
+    tree-sitter-java
+)
 
-include_directories(include/tree-sitter/lib/include)
+# Submitty Count
+add_executable(submitty_count_ts
+    src/count.cpp
+    src/parser.cpp
+    src/utils.cpp
+)
+target_link_libraries(submitty_count_ts PRIVATE ${COMMON_LIBS})
 
-target_include_directories(submitty_diagnostics_ts PUBLIC ${JSONCODE})
+# Submitty Diagnostics
+add_executable(submitty_diagnostics_ts
+    src/diagnostics.cpp
+    src/parser.cpp
+    src/utils.cpp
+)
+target_link_libraries(submitty_diagnostics_ts PRIVATE
+    ${COMMON_LIBS}
+    nlohmann_json::nlohmann_json
+)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 490ba68..0000000
--- a/build.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,82 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-set -e
-
-echo "Building AnalysisToolsTS... "
-
-CUR_DIR=$(dirname "${0}")
-BUILD_DIR=${CUR_DIR}/build
-INCLUDE_DIR=${CUR_DIR}/include
-
-mkdir -p "${BUILD_DIR}"
-mkdir -p "${INCLUDE_DIR}"
-
-########################################################################
-# These variables specify the minimum version necessary for
-# dependencies between versions.
-source "${CUR_DIR}"/versions.sh
-
-########################################################################
-# Clone the tree-sitter repos
-repos=( tree-sitter tree-sitter-python tree-sitter-c tree-sitter-cpp tree-sitter-java)
-
-for repo in "${repos[@]}"
-do
-    dir="${INCLUDE_DIR}/${repo}"
-
-    echo "clone or update ${repo}... "
-    LOCKED_BRANCH="${repo//-/_}"_hash
-    cd "${CUR_DIR}"
-    if [ -d "${dir}" ]; then
-        echo "pulling changes ..."
-        # IF THE REPO ALREADY EXISTS...
-        pushd "${dir}"
-
-        # PULL CHANGES
-        git fetch
-        git reset --hard "${!LOCKED_BRANCH}"
-
-        popd
-    else
-        # THE REPO DID NOT EXIST
-        echo "the repository did not previously exist cloning... "
-        git clone "https://github.com/tree-sitter/${repo}" "${INCLUDE_DIR}/${repo}"
-        pushd "${dir}"
-        git reset --hard "${!LOCKED_BRANCH}"
-        popd
-    fi
-done
-
-# CHECKOUT & INSTALL THE NLOHMANN C++ JSON LIBRARY
-echo "clone or update nlohmann"
-if [ -d "${INCLUDE_DIR}/json" ]; then
-  echo "pulling changes ..."
-  pushd "${INCLUDE_DIR}/json"
-
-  CURRENT_BRANCH=$(git branch --show-current)
-  git fetch
-  git reset --hard HEAD
-  git merge "origin/${CURRENT_BRANCH}"
-  popd
-else
-  git clone --depth 1 "https://github.com/nlohmann/json.git" "${INCLUDE_DIR}/json"
-fi
-
-
-########################################################################
-
-# build tree sitter library
-pushd "${INCLUDE_DIR}/tree-sitter"
-make
-popd
-
-echo "building submitty_count_ts ..."
-
-# Compile the project
-cmake -S "${CUR_DIR}" -B "${BUILD_DIR}" -DJSONDIR="${INCLUDE_DIR}/json/include"
-
-pushd "${BUILD_DIR}"
-make
-popd
-
-echo "Done building AnalysisToolsTS"
diff --git a/install_analysistoolsts.sh b/install_analysistoolsts.sh
index e07c582..fbcce45 100755
--- a/install_analysistoolsts.sh
+++ b/install_analysistoolsts.sh
@@ -2,11 +2,8 @@
 
 set -e
 
-########################################################################################################################
-########################################################################################################################
-# this script must be run by root or sudo
 if [[ "$UID" -ne "0" ]] ; then
-    echo "ERROR: This script must be run by root or sudo"
+    echo "ERROR: This script must be run as root"
     exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -19,7 +16,6 @@ fi
 source "${VARS}"
 
 echo -e "Installing AnalysisToolsTS... "
-
 mkdir -p "${INSTALLATION_DIR}"
 
 # Copy cloned files to AnalysisToolsTS directory
@@ -27,77 +23,12 @@ if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
     rsync -rtz "${REPO_DIR}/src" "${REPO_DIR}/CMakeLists.txt" "${INSTALLATION_DIR}"
 fi
 
-mkdir -p "${INCLUDE_DIR}"
-
-########################################################################
-
-# Clone the tree-sitter repos
-repos=( tree-sitter tree-sitter-python tree-sitter-c tree-sitter-cpp tree-sitter-java)
-
-for repo in "${repos[@]}"
-do
-    dir="${INCLUDE_DIR}"/"${repo}"
-
-    echo "clone or update ${repo}... "
-
-    # TEMPORARY - workaround due to problem with the git repository
-    # just delete the directory and start over
-    echo "removing ${dir}"
-    rm -rf "${dir}"
-    # TEMPORARY
-
-    if [ -d "${dir}" ]; then
-        echo "pulling changes ..."
-        # IF THE REPO ALREADY EXISTS...
-        pushd "${dir}"
-
-        CURRENT_BRANCH=$(git branch --show-current)
-
-        # PULL CHANGES
-        git fetch
-        git reset --hard HEAD
-        git merge origin/"${CURRENT_BRANCH}"
-        popd
-
-    else
-        # THE REPO DID NOT EXIST
-        echo "the repository did not previously exist cloning... "
-        pushd "${INCLUDE_DIR}"
-        git clone --depth 1 "https://github.com/tree-sitter/${repo}"
-        popd
-
-    fi
-done
-
-# CHECKOUT & INSTALL THE NLOHMANN C++ JSON LIBRARY
-# If we don't already have a copy of this repository, check it out, only for local development
-if [ $# -gt 0 ] && [ ! -d "${NLOHMANN_DIR}" ]; then
-    git clone --depth 1 "https://github.com/nlohmann/json.git" "${NLOHMANN_DIR}"
-fi
-
-########################################################################
-
-# build tree sitter library
-pushd "${INCLUDE_DIR}"/tree-sitter
-
-make
-
-popd
-
-echo "building submitty_count_ts ..."
-
-# Compile the project
-mkdir -p "${INSTALLATION_DIR}/build"
-
-cmake -S "${INSTALLATION_DIR}" -B "${INSTALLATION_DIR}/build" -DJSONDIR="${NLOHMANN_INCLUDE_DIR}"
-
-pushd "${INSTALLATION_DIR}/build"
-
-make
+BUILD_DIR="${INSTALLATION_DIR}/build"
+mkdir -p "${BUILD_DIR}"
 
-popd
+cmake -S "${INSTALLATION_DIR}" -B "${BUILD_DIR}"
+cmake --build "${BUILD_DIR}" --parallel "$(nproc)"
 
-# # change permissions
 if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
     chown -R root:root "${INSTALLATION_DIR}"
     chmod -R 755 "${INSTALLATION_DIR}"