diff --git a/SConscript b/SConscript
index de77092038..c5b4a4fb23 100644
--- a/SConscript
+++ b/SConscript
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import os
 import hashlib
 import opendbc
 import subprocess
+import sys
 
 PREFIX = "arm-none-eabi-"
 BUILDER = "DEV"
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ if os.getenv("RELEASE"):
   assert os.path.exists(cert_fn), 'Certificate file not found. Please specify absolute path'
 else:
   BUILD_TYPE = "DEBUG"
-  cert_fn = File("./board/certs/debug").srcnode().relpath
+  cert_fn = File("./board/certs/debug").srcnode().abspath
   common_flags += ["-DALLOW_DEBUG"]
 
   if os.getenv("DEBUG"):
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ def get_version(builder, build_type):
 def get_key_header(name):
   from Crypto.PublicKey import RSA
 
-  public_fn = File(f'./board/certs/{name}.pub').srcnode().get_path()
+  public_fn = File(f'./board/certs/{name}.pub').srcnode().abspath
   with open(public_fn) as f:
     rsa = RSA.importKey(f.read())
   assert(rsa.size_in_bits() == 1024)
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ def build_project(project_name, project, main, extra_flags):
     "-fno-builtin",
     "-std=gnu11",
     "-fmax-errors=1",
-    f"-T{File(project['LINKER_SCRIPT']).srcnode().relpath}",
+    f"-T{File(project['LINKER_SCRIPT']).srcnode().abspath}",
     "-fsingle-precision-constant",
     "-Os",
     "-g",
@@ -91,7 +92,12 @@ def build_project(project_name, project, main, extra_flags):
     CFLAGS=flags,
     ASFLAGS=flags,
     LINKFLAGS=flags,
-    CPPPATH=[Dir("./"), "./board/stm32h7/inc", opendbc.INCLUDE_PATH],
+    CPPPATH=[
+      Dir("./"), 
+      Dir('.').srcnode().abspath, 
+      f"{Dir('.').srcnode().abspath}/board/stm32h7/inc", 
+      opendbc.INCLUDE_PATH
+    ],
     ASCOM="$AS $ASFLAGS -o $TARGET -c $SOURCES",
     BUILDERS={
       'Objcopy': Builder(generator=objcopy, suffix='.bin', src_suffix='.elf')
@@ -118,8 +124,8 @@ def build_project(project_name, project, main, extra_flags):
     main
   ], LINKFLAGS=[f"-Wl,--section-start,.isr_vector={project['APP_START_ADDRESS']}"] + flags)
   main_bin = env.Objcopy(f"{project_dir}/main.bin", main_elf)
-  sign_py = File(f"./board/crypto/sign.py").srcnode().relpath
-  env.Command(f"./board/obj/{project_name}.bin.signed", main_bin, f"SETLEN=1 {sign_py} $SOURCE $TARGET {cert_fn}")
+  sign_py = File(f"./board/crypto/sign.py").srcnode().abspath
+  env.Command(f"./board/obj/{project_name}.bin.signed", main_bin, f"SETLEN=1 {sys.executable} {sign_py} $SOURCE $TARGET {cert_fn}")
 
 
 
@@ -138,16 +144,19 @@ base_project_h7 = {
 }
 
 # Common autogenerated includes
-with open("board/obj/gitversion.h", "w") as f:
+build_dir = Dir('.').abspath
+os.makedirs(os.path.join(build_dir, "board/obj"), exist_ok=True)
+
+with open(os.path.join(build_dir, "board/obj/gitversion.h"), "w") as f:
   version = get_version(BUILDER, BUILD_TYPE)
   f.write(f'extern const uint8_t gitversion[{len(version)+1}];\n')
   f.write(f'const uint8_t gitversion[{len(version)+1}] = "{version}";\n')
 
-with open("board/obj/version", "w") as f:
+with open(os.path.join(build_dir, "board/obj/version"), "w") as f:
   f.write(f'{get_version(BUILDER, BUILD_TYPE)}')
 
 certs = [get_key_header(n) for n in ["debug", "release"]]
-with open("board/obj/cert.h", "w") as f:
+with open(os.path.join(build_dir, "board/obj/cert.h"), "w") as f:
   for cert in certs:
     f.write("\n".join(cert) + "\n")
 
@@ -156,7 +165,9 @@ def version_hash(path):
   with open(path, "rb") as f:
     # Normalize line endings on Windows
     return int.from_bytes(hashlib.sha256(f.read().replace(b'\r', b'')).digest()[:4], 'little')
-hh, ch, jh = version_hash("board/health.h"), version_hash(os.path.join(opendbc.INCLUDE_PATH, "opendbc/safety/can.h")), version_hash("board/jungle/jungle_health.h")
+src_dir = Dir('.').srcnode().abspath
+hh, ch, jh = version_hash(os.path.join(src_dir, "board/health.h")), version_hash(os.path.join(opendbc.INCLUDE_PATH, "opendbc/safety/can.h")), version_hash(os.path.join(src_dir, "board/jungle/jungle_health.h"))
+
 common_flags += [f"-DHEALTH_PACKET_VERSION=0x{hh:08X}U", f"-DCAN_PACKET_VERSION_HASH=0x{ch:08X}U",
                  f"-DJUNGLE_HEALTH_PACKET_VERSION=0x{jh:08X}U"]
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 33a4be4949..174a178078 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -41,17 +41,19 @@ requires = ["setuptools>=61", "wheel"]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [tool.setuptools]
-packages = [
-  "panda",
-  "panda.python",
-  "panda.board",
-  "panda.board.body",
-  "panda.board.jungle",
-]
+include-package-data = false
 
 [tool.setuptools.package-data]
-"panda.board" = ["health.h"]
-"panda.board.jungle" = ["jungle_health.h"]
+"*" = [
+    "**/*.c",
+    "**/*.h",
+    "**/*.ld",
+    "**/*.s",
+    "**/*.mk",
+    "certs/*",
+    "SConscript",
+    "py.typed"
+]
 
 [tool.setuptools.package-dir]
 panda = "."