diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 78fa77d..7bcb7b2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -34,8 +34,9 @@ source birdbot/bin/activate
 # install the dependencies
 pip install -r requirements.txt
 ```
-
-- Navigate to /app/utils/config.py and change the values of the variables according to your requirements
+- Ensure you have excluded your virtualenv in `pyproject.toml` to prevent pyright errors
+  
+- Navigate to `app/utils/config.py` and change the values of the variables according to your requirements
 
 - Create a file named `.env` and paste the following lines in it. Change the values of the variables according to your requirements
 ```
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index e0385ac..b13c4e7 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -5,19 +5,40 @@ description = "The fully featured official discord bot for the kurzgesagt server
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
 dependencies = [
-    "aiohttp==3.8.3",
-    "black==22.12.0",
-    "certifi==2022.12.7",
+    "aiohttp==3.9.3",
+    "aiosignal==1.3.1",
+    "attrs==23.2.0",
+    "black==24.3.0",
+    "certifi==2024.2.2",
+    "charset-normalizer==3.3.2",
+    "click==8.1.7",
     "demoji==1.1.0",
     "discord.py==2.3.2",
+    "dnspython==2.6.1",
+    "frozenlist==1.4.1",
     "fuzzywuzzy==0.18.0",
-    "numpy==1.24.1",
-    "pymongo==4.3.3",
-    "python-dotenv==0.21.0",
-    "requests==2.28.1",
-    "isort==5.12.0",
-    "rich==13.0.0",
-    "pyright==1.1.327",
+    "idna==3.6",
+    "isort==5.13.2",
+    "Levenshtein==0.25.0",
+    "markdown-it-py==3.0.0",
+    "mdurl==0.1.2",
+    "multidict==6.0.5",
+    "mypy-extensions==1.0.0",
+    "nodeenv==1.8.0",
+    "numpy==1.26.4",
+    "packaging==24.0",
+    "pathspec==0.12.1",
+    "platformdirs==4.2.0",
+    "Pygments==2.17.2",
+    "pymongo==4.6.2",
+    "pyright==1.1.355",
+    "python-dotenv==1.0.1",
+    "python-Levenshtein==0.25.0",
+    "rapidfuzz==3.7.0",
+    "requests==2.31.0",
+    "rich==13.7.1",
+    "urllib3==2.2.1",
+    "yarl==1.9.4",
 ]
 
 
@@ -35,6 +56,15 @@ pythonVersion = "3.11"
 useLibraryCodeForTypes = true
 reportUnusedImport = "error"
 typeCheckingMode = "basic"
+include=[
+    'app',
+    'startbot.py'
+]
+exclude=[
+    "**/node_modules",
+    "**/__pycache__",
+    ".venv" # Replace with your venv name
+]
 ignore=[
     'app/cogs/automod.py'
 ]