diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-checks.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-checks.yml
index a066e0c..9cc76b0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-checks.yml
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Install mise
+        uses: jdx/mise-action@v2
       - name: Build CLI
-        run: |
-          make build
+        run: mise run build
       - name: Run tests
-        run: |
-          make test
+        run: mise run test
diff --git a/.mise/run-in-caller-dir b/.mise/run-in-caller-dir
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..0b42463
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.mise/run-in-caller-dir
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+program="$1"
+shift
+if [[ "$program" != /* ]]; then
+  program="$(cd -- "$(dirname -- "$program")" && pwd)/$(basename -- "$program")"
+fi
+caller="${NV_DEV_CWD:-${MISE_ORIGINAL_CWD:-$PWD}}"
+cd "$caller"
+unset NV_DEV_CWD
+exec "$program" "$@"
diff --git a/.mise/tasks/run b/.mise/tasks/run
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..3b9ab0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.mise/tasks/run
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#MISE description="Run nv from source in the caller's directory"
+#MISE raw=true
+set -euo pipefail
+
+export NV_DEV_CWD="${NV_DEV_CWD:-${MISE_ORIGINAL_CWD:-$PWD}}"
+root="$(cd -- "$(dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/../.." && pwd)"
+cd "$root"
+exec go run -exec "$root/.mise/run-in-caller-dir" . "$@"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 239ea0e..6538719 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -112,3 +112,7 @@ There are a couple ways to change your resolver behavior by environment.
 2. If more control is needed than above, create a separate resolver entry for the different resolver versions and target the environment-appropriate resolver in the relevant `.env` files.
 
 When/if configuration for resolvers becomes more complex, additional ways to manage environment overrides will likely be introduced.
+
+## Development (mise)
+
+Run `mise run setup` to install Go and watchexec, download modules, and build `dist/nv`. `mise run build` rebuilds the artifact; `mise dev` builds and watches Go sources for changes. `mise run test` builds and runs the test suite. Activate the mise environment with `eval "$(mise env -s bash)"` to put `dist/` on `PATH`, so `nv` invokes the built artifact. `mise run run -- <args...>` runs the CLI from source in your current directory, and `mise run install` installs the artifact under `${NV_INSTALL_DIR:-$HOME/.local/bin}`. `mise run release` builds binaries for all platforms.
diff --git a/bin/release.sh b/bin/release.sh
index ff94fd4..8e541af 100755
--- a/bin/release.sh
+++ b/bin/release.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#! bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 OS_TARGETS=( darwin linux )
 ARCH_TARGETS=( amd64 arm64 )
diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index d731102..0000000
--- a/makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-.PHONY: test
-
-build:
-	go build -o dist/nv main.go
-
-run:
-	go run main.go
-
-test: build
-	go test -v ./...
-
-uninstall:
-	rm /usr/local/bin/nv
-
-release:
-	rm -rf ./dist
-	sh ./bin/release.sh
diff --git a/mise.toml b/mise.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6d499a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mise.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+[tools]
+go = "1.27"
+watchexec = "latest"
+
+[env]
+_.path = ["{{config_root}}/dist"]
+
+[tasks.setup]
+description = "Install project tools and download Go modules"
+run = ["mise install", "go mod download", "mise run build"]
+
+[tasks.build]
+description = "Build the nv CLI"
+sources = ["*.go", "cmd/**/*.go", "internal/**/*.go", "go.mod", "go.sum"]
+outputs = ["dist/nv"]
+run = "mkdir -p dist && go build -o dist/nv main.go"
+
+[tasks.dev]
+description = "Build the CLI and watch source files for changes"
+run = "mise watch build"
+
+[tasks.test]
+description = "Build the CLI and run all tests"
+depends = ["build"]
+run = "go test ./..."
+
+[tasks.install]
+description = "Build and install nv globally"
+depends = ["build"]
+run = '''
+set -eu
+install_dir="${NV_INSTALL_DIR:-$HOME/.local/bin}"
+mkdir -p "$install_dir"
+cp dist/nv "$install_dir/nv"
+printf 'Installed nv to %s\n' "$install_dir/nv"
+case ":$PATH:" in
+  *":$install_dir:"*) ;;
+  *) printf 'Warning: %s is not on PATH\n' "$install_dir" >&2 ;;
+esac
+'''
+
+[tasks.release]
+description = "Build release binaries for all platforms into dist/"
+run = "rm -rf dist && bash bin/release.sh"