diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e0d1100f0..caa80b091 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,9 +17,8 @@ You can read documentation on the cli [here](http://aurelia.io/docs/build-system
 2. Go into the cli directory: `cd cli`
 3. Run `npm install`
 4. Link the cli with: `npm link`
-5. Still in the cli directory, run `npm install gulp@^4.0.0 babel-polyfill babel-register typescript`
-6. Create a new project with `au new` or use an existing project. The linked CLI will be used to create the project.
-7. In the project directory, run `npm link aurelia-cli`. The linked CLI will then be used for `au` commands such as `au run`
+7. Create a new project with `au new` or use an existing project. The linked CLI will be used to create the project.
+8. In the project directory, run `npm link aurelia-cli`. The linked CLI will then be used for `au` commands such as `au run`
 
 ## Running the Tests
 
diff --git a/build/tasks/prepare-release.js b/build/tasks/prepare-release.js
index bc1b038f6..4a568a049 100644
--- a/build/tasks/prepare-release.js
+++ b/build/tasks/prepare-release.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 var gulp = require('gulp');
-var runSequence = require('run-sequence');
 var paths = require('../paths');
 var conventionalChangelog = require('gulp-conventional-changelog');
 var fs = require('fs');
@@ -7,7 +6,7 @@ var bump = require('gulp-bump');
 var args = require('../args');
 
 gulp.task('bump-version', function(){
-  return gulp.src(['./package.json', './bower.json'])
+  return gulp.src(['./package.json'])
     .pipe(bump({type:args.bump })) //major|minor|patch|prerelease
     .pipe(gulp.dest('./'));
 });
@@ -21,12 +20,9 @@ gulp.task('changelog', function () {
   .pipe(gulp.dest(paths.doc));
 });
 
-gulp.task('prepare-release', function(callback){
-  return runSequence(
-    'lint',
-    'bump-version',
-    'changelog',
-    'update-cli-dependenciesjs',
-    callback
-  );
-});
+gulp.task('prepare-release', gulp.series(
+  'lint',
+  'bump-version',
+  'changelog',
+  'update-cli-dependenciesjs'
+));
diff --git a/gulpfile.js b/gulpfile.js
index 978fd983c..50b1df216 100644
--- a/gulpfile.js
+++ b/gulpfile.js
@@ -1 +1,6 @@
-require('require-dir')('build/tasks');
+'use strict';
+require('./build/tasks/generate-projects.js');
+require('./build/tasks/lint.js');
+require('./build/tasks/release-check.js');
+require('./build/tasks/update-dependenciesjs.js');
+require('./build/tasks/prepare-release.js');
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2f91243a2..892766a6f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -33,16 +33,20 @@
     "aurelia-polyfills": "^1.0.0",
     "esprima": "^4.0.0",
     "glob": "^7.1.1",
+    "gulp": "github:gulpjs/gulp#4.0",
     "npm": "^6.1.0",
     "npm-which": "^3.0.1",
     "preprocess": "^3.1.0",
     "rfc6902": "^1.2.2",
-    "semver": "^5.3.0"
+    "semver": "^5.3.0",
+    "typescript": "^2.0.0",
+    "opn": "^5.0.0",
+    "babel-register": "^6.0.0",
+    "babel-polyfill": "^6.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "aurelia-tools": "^0.2.4",
     "babel-eslint": "^7.1.1",
-    "gulp": "^3.9.1",
     "gulp-bump": "^2.7.0",
     "gulp-clean": "^0.4.0",
     "gulp-conventional-changelog": "^1.1.3",
@@ -54,8 +58,6 @@
     "mock-fs": "^4.2.0",
     "nodemon": "^1.11.0",
     "puppeteer": "^1.1.1",
-    "require-dir": "^0.3.1",
-    "run-sequence": "^1.2.2",
     "yargs": "^7.0.2"
   }
 }