diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d034f39..81c2fd8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,3 +7,5 @@ tests/__pycache__/
 uv.lock
 build/
 hate_crack.egg-info/
+hate_crack/hashcat-utils/
+hate_crack/princeprocessor/
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 131b05b..87a9866 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,19 +1,44 @@
-.PHONY: install clean hashcat-utils test
+.DEFAULT_GOAL := hashcat-utils
+.PHONY: install clean hashcat-utils submodules test
 
-hashcat-utils:
+hashcat-utils: submodules
 	$(MAKE) -C hashcat-utils
 
-install:
+submodules:
+	@# Initialize submodules when present
+	@if [ -f .gitmodules ] && command -v git >/dev/null 2>&1; then \
+		git submodule update --init --recursive; \
+	fi
+
+install: submodules
 	@echo "Detecting OS and installing dependencies..."
+	@if [ ! -d hashcat-utils/bin ] || [ -z "$$(ls -A hashcat-utils/bin 2>/dev/null)" ]; then \
+		echo "hashcat-utils/bin is missing or empty; building hashcat-utils..."; \
+		$(MAKE) -C hashcat-utils; \
+	fi
+	@if [ ! -f princeprocessor/pp64.bin ] && [ ! -f princeprocessor/pp64.app ] && [ ! -f princeprocessor/pp64.exe ]; then \
+		echo "princeprocessor binaries are missing; please ensure the princeprocessor directory is present."; \
+		exit 1; \
+	fi
 	@if [ "$(shell uname)" = "Darwin" ]; then \
 		echo "Detected macOS"; \
 		command -v brew >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo >&2 "Homebrew not found. Please install Homebrew first: https://brew.sh/"; exit 1; }; \
 		brew install p7zip transmission-cli; \
+		echo "Syncing assets into package for uv tool install..."; \
+		rm -rf hate_crack/hashcat-utils hate_crack/princeprocessor; \
+		cp -R hashcat-utils hate_crack/; \
+		cp -R princeprocessor hate_crack/; \
+		rm -rf hate_crack/hashcat-utils/.git hate_crack/princeprocessor/.git; \
 		uv tool install .; \
 	elif [ -f /etc/debian_version ]; then \
 		echo "Detected Debian/Ubuntu"; \
 		sudo apt-get update; \
 		sudo apt-get install -y p7zip-full transmission-cli; \
+		echo "Syncing assets into package for uv tool install..."; \
+		rm -rf hate_crack/hashcat-utils hate_crack/princeprocessor; \
+		cp -R hashcat-utils hate_crack/; \
+		cp -R princeprocessor hate_crack/; \
+		rm -rf hate_crack/hashcat-utils/.git hate_crack/princeprocessor/.git; \
 		uv tool install .; \
 	else \
 		echo "Unsupported OS. Please install dependencies manually."; \
@@ -23,6 +48,7 @@ install:
 
 clean:
 	-$(MAKE) -C hashcat-utils clean
+	-@if [ -f .gitmodules ]; then git submodule deinit -f --all; fi
 	rm -rf .pytest_cache .ruff_cache build dist *.egg-info
 	rm -rf ~/.cache/uv
 	find . -name "__pycache__" -type d -prune -exec rm -rf {} +
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index bca2705..0f041ef 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -20,4 +20,8 @@ hate_crack = "hate_crack.__main__:main"
 include = ["hate_crack*"]
 
 [tool.setuptools.package-data]
-hate_crack = ["config.json.example"]
+hate_crack = [
+    "config.json.example",
+    "hashcat-utils/**",
+    "princeprocessor/**",
+]