diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ba3c96f01..69452ae87 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@ Releases prior to 7.0 has been removed from this file to declutter search result
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Deprecated
+
+- package: DipDup packages are expected to have `pyproject.toml` and `dipdup.yaml` files in the root directory. This will become a requirement in 9.0.
+
+### Other
+
 - deps: `tortoise-orm` updated to 0.24.0.
 
 ## [8.2.0rc1] - 2025-01-24
diff --git a/docs/9.release-notes/_8.0_changelog.md b/docs/9.release-notes/_8.0_changelog.md
index e0555feed..b6125f70f 100644
--- a/docs/9.release-notes/_8.0_changelog.md
+++ b/docs/9.release-notes/_8.0_changelog.md
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@
 - performance: All time intervals are now measured in seconds.
 - performance: Several metrics have been renamed and new ones have been added.
 
+### Deprecated
+
+- package: DipDup packages are expected to have `pyproject.toml` and `dipdup.yaml` files in the root directory. This will become a requirement in 9.0.
+
 ### Removed
 
 - config: Removed `advanced.skip_version_check` flag; use `DIPDUP_NO_VERSION_CHECK` environment variable.
diff --git a/src/dipdup/cli.py b/src/dipdup/cli.py
index e897f02b8..bfa3ab575 100644
--- a/src/dipdup/cli.py
+++ b/src/dipdup/cli.py
@@ -928,6 +928,7 @@ async def self_install(
         editable=editable,
         with_pdm=replay is not None and replay['package_manager'] == 'pdm',
         with_poetry=replay is not None and replay['package_manager'] == 'poetry',
+        with_uv=replay is not None and replay['package_manager'] == 'uv',
     )
 
 
@@ -972,6 +973,7 @@ async def self_update(
         update=True,
         with_pdm=replay is not None and replay['package_manager'] == 'pdm',
         with_poetry=replay is not None and replay['package_manager'] == 'poetry',
+        with_uv=replay is not None and replay['package_manager'] == 'uv',
     )
 
 
diff --git a/src/dipdup/package.py b/src/dipdup/package.py
index 39a76129c..a96c55aa9 100644
--- a/src/dipdup/package.py
+++ b/src/dipdup/package.py
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ def __init__(self, root: Path, quiet: bool = False) -> None:
         self.root = root
         self.name = root.name
 
+        # NOTE: Paths expected to exist in package root
+        self.pyproject = root.parent / 'pyproject.toml'
+        self.root_config = root.parent / 'dipdup.yaml'
+
         # NOTE: Package sections with .keep markers
         self.abi = root / 'abi'
         self.configs = root / 'configs'
@@ -164,6 +168,16 @@ def _pre_init(self) -> None:
         if self.root.exists() and not self.root.is_dir():
             raise ProjectPackageError(f'`{self.root}` exists and not a directory')
 
+        # TODO: Remove in 9.0
+        def act(x: str) -> None:
+            if env.NEXT:
+                raise ProjectPackageError(x)
+            _logger.warning(x)
+
+        for path in (self.root_config, self.pyproject):
+            if not path.is_file():
+                act(f'`{path}` not found. Have you created a project with `dipdup new` command?')
+
     def _post_init(self) -> None:
         # NOTE: Allows plain package structure to be imported
         if self.root != Path.cwd() or env.NO_SYMLINK: