diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..39c28cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+{
+    "containerEnv": {
+        "TZ": ""
+    },
+    "workspaceFolder": "/workspaces/${localWorkspaceFolderBasename}",
+    "build": {
+        "dockerfile": "../Dockerfile",
+        "context": ".."
+    },
+    "customizations": {
+        "vscode": {
+            "extensions": [
+                "bajdzis.vscode-database", // Supports connections to mysql or postgres, over SSL, socked
+                "davidanson.vscode-markdownlint", // Markdown linting
+                "eamodio.gitlens", // IDE Git information
+                "github.copilot", // AI code completion
+                "github.vscode-pull-request-github", // Github interaction
+                "golang.go", // Go language support
+                "Gruntfuggly.todo-tree", // Highlights TODO comments
+                "IBM.output-colorizer", // Colorize your output/test logs
+                "mohsen1.prettify-json", // Prettify JSON data
+                "ms-azuretools.vscode-docker", // Docker integration and linting
+                "nefrob.vscode-just-syntax", // Justfile syntax highlighting
+                "quicktype.quicktype", // Paste JSON as code
+                "redhat.vscode-yaml", // Kubernetes, Drone syntax highlighting
+                "shardulm94.trailing-spaces", // Show trailing spaces
+                "stkb.rewrap", // rewrap comments after n characters on one line
+                "vscode-icons-team.vscode-icons" // Better file extension icons
+            ]
+        }
+    },
+    "forwardPorts": [
+        3000
+    ],
+    "initializeCommand": "bash -c 'for i in $HOME/.inputrc; do [ -f $i ] || touch $i; done'",
+    "mounts": [
+        "source=${localEnv:HOME}/.ssh,target=/root/.ssh,type=bind",
+        "source=${localEnv:HOME}/.inputrc,target=/root/.inputrc,type=bind",
+        // Docker socket to access the host Docker server
+        {
+            "source": "/var/run/docker.sock",
+            "target": "/var/run/docker.sock",
+            "type": "bind"
+        }
+    ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca6b9e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+FROM docker.io/golang:1.24.9-trixie
+
+# install dependencies
+RUN apt-get update && \
+  apt-get install -y \
+  build-essential \
+  zsh \
+  && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# install just
+RUN curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://just.systems/install.sh | bash -s -- --to /usr/local/bin
+
+# setup zsh and oh-my-zsh
+RUN git clone --single-branch --depth 1 https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh.git ~/.oh-my-zsh
+RUN cp ~/.oh-my-zsh/templates/zshrc.zsh-template ~/.zshrc
+RUN chsh -s /bin/zsh
+
+CMD [ "/bin/zsh" ]
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 0e3daff..f4bbfe0 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 
 module github.com/pantsbuild/example-golang
 
-go 1.17
+go 1.24
 
 require (
-	github.com/google/uuid v1.3.0
-	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5
+	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0
+	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.10
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 1b2a722..ea2f566 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-github.com/google/uuid v1.3.0 h1:t6JiXgmwXMjEs8VusXIJk2BXHsn+wx8BZdTaoZ5fu7I=
-github.com/google/uuid v1.3.0/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
-github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5 h1:iy+VFUOCP1a+8yFto/drg2CJ5u0yRoB7fZw3DKv/JXA=
-github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5/go.mod h1:McXfInJRrz4CZXVZOBLb0bTZqETkiAhM9Iw0y3An2Bg=
+github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 h1:NIvaJDMOsjHA8n1jAhLSgzrAzy1Hgr+hNrb57e+94F0=
+github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
+github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.10 h1:4EBh2KAYBwaONj6b2Ye1GiHfwjqyROoF4RwYO+vPwFk=
+github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.10/go.mod h1:McXfInJRrz4CZXVZOBLb0bTZqETkiAhM9Iw0y3An2Bg=