diff --git a/transforms/code/code2parquet/python/Dockerfile b/transforms/code/code2parquet/python/Dockerfile
index f94301a9c..ffbb71465 100644
--- a/transforms/code/code2parquet/python/Dockerfile
+++ b/transforms/code/code2parquet/python/Dockerfile
@@ -9,11 +9,12 @@ RUN pip install --no-cache-dir pytest
 RUN useradd -ms /bin/bash dpk
 USER dpk
 WORKDIR /home/dpk
+ARG WHEEL_FILE_NAME
 
 # Copy and install data processing libraries 
 # These are expected to be placed in the docker context before this is run (see the make image).
-COPY --chown=dpk:root data-processing-lib-python/ data-processing-lib-python/
-RUN cd data-processing-lib-python && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
+COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-dist data-processing-dist
+RUN  pip install data-processing-dist/${WHEEL_FILE_NAME}
 
 # END OF STEPS destined for a data-prep-kit base image 
 
diff --git a/transforms/code/code2parquet/ray/Dockerfile b/transforms/code/code2parquet/ray/Dockerfile
index 495acbb54..35eed7233 100644
--- a/transforms/code/code2parquet/ray/Dockerfile
+++ b/transforms/code/code2parquet/ray/Dockerfile
@@ -7,14 +7,13 @@ RUN pip install --upgrade --no-cache-dir pip
 # install pytest
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir pytest
 
-# Copy in the data processing framework source/project and install it
-# This is expected to be placed in the docker context before this is run (see the make image).
-COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-lib-python/ data-processing-lib-python/
-RUN cd data-processing-lib-python && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
-COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-lib-ray/ data-processing-lib-ray/
-RUN cd data-processing-lib-ray    && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
-COPY --chown=ray:users python-transform/  python-transform/
-RUN cd python-transform && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
+ARG WHEEL_FILE_NAME
+
+# Copy and install data processing libraries 
+# These are expected to be placed in the docker context before this is run (see the make image).
+COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-dist data-processing-dist
+RUN  pip install data-processing-dist/${WHEEL_FILE_NAME}[ray]
+
 COPY --chown=ray:users python-transform/  python-transform/
 RUN cd python-transform && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
 
diff --git a/transforms/code/code2parquet/ray/pyproject.toml b/transforms/code/code2parquet/ray/pyproject.toml
index 120d080dc..b4627e3f0 100644
--- a/transforms/code/code2parquet/ray/pyproject.toml
+++ b/transforms/code/code2parquet/ray/pyproject.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ authors = [
     { name = "Boris Lublinsky", email = "blublinsky@ibm.com" },
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "data-prep-toolkit-ray==0.2.2.dev1",
+    "data-prep-toolkit[ray]==0.2.2.dev1",
     "dpk-code2parquet-transform-python==0.2.2.dev1",
     "parameterized",
     "pandas",
diff --git a/transforms/code/code_profiler/python/Dockerfile b/transforms/code/code_profiler/python/Dockerfile
index f64e0adab..ea5145db5 100644
--- a/transforms/code/code_profiler/python/Dockerfile
+++ b/transforms/code/code_profiler/python/Dockerfile
@@ -9,11 +9,12 @@ RUN pip install --no-cache-dir pytest
 RUN useradd -ms /bin/bash dpk
 USER dpk
 WORKDIR /home/dpk
+ARG WHEEL_FILE_NAME
 
 # Copy and install data processing libraries 
 # These are expected to be placed in the docker context before this is run (see the make image).
-COPY --chown=dpk:root data-processing-lib-python/ data-processing-lib-python/
-RUN cd data-processing-lib-python && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
+COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-dist data-processing-dist
+RUN  pip install data-processing-dist/${WHEEL_FILE_NAME}
 
 COPY --chown=dpk:root src/ src/
 COPY --chown=dpk:root pyproject.toml pyproject.toml
diff --git a/transforms/code/code_profiler/ray/Dockerfile b/transforms/code/code_profiler/ray/Dockerfile
index b41ec614a..ec0d5e8ce 100644
--- a/transforms/code/code_profiler/ray/Dockerfile
+++ b/transforms/code/code_profiler/ray/Dockerfile
@@ -6,12 +6,13 @@ RUN pip install --upgrade --no-cache-dir pip
 # install pytest
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir pytest
 
+ARG WHEEL_FILE_NAME
+
 # Copy and install data processing libraries 
 # These are expected to be placed in the docker context before this is run (see the make image).
-COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-lib-python/ data-processing-lib-python/
-RUN cd data-processing-lib-python && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
-COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-lib-ray/ data-processing-lib-ray/ 
-RUN cd data-processing-lib-ray    && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
+COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-dist data-processing-dist
+RUN  pip install data-processing-dist/${WHEEL_FILE_NAME}[ray]
+
 COPY --chown=ray:users python-transform/  python-transform/
 RUN cd python-transform && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
 
diff --git a/transforms/code/code_profiler/ray/pyproject.toml b/transforms/code/code_profiler/ray/pyproject.toml
index 5cc051bbe..6725b0ba1 100644
--- a/transforms/code/code_profiler/ray/pyproject.toml
+++ b/transforms/code/code_profiler/ray/pyproject.toml
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ authors = [
 ]
 dependencies = [
 	"dpk-code-profiler-transform-python==0.2.2.dev0",
-    "data-prep-toolkit-ray==0.2.2.dev0",
-    "data-prep-toolkit==0.2.2.dev0",
+    "data-prep-toolkit[ray]==0.2.2.dev1",
 	]
 
 [build-system]
diff --git a/transforms/code/code_quality/python/Dockerfile b/transforms/code/code_quality/python/Dockerfile
index b25a57ca1..82588f4cd 100644
--- a/transforms/code/code_quality/python/Dockerfile
+++ b/transforms/code/code_quality/python/Dockerfile
@@ -9,11 +9,12 @@ RUN pip install --no-cache-dir pytest
 RUN useradd -ms /bin/bash dpk
 USER dpk
 WORKDIR /home/dpk
+ARG WHEEL_FILE_NAME
 
 # Copy and install data processing libraries 
 # These are expected to be placed in the docker context before this is run (see the make image).
-COPY --chown=dpk:root data-processing-lib-python/ data-processing-lib-python/
-RUN cd data-processing-lib-python && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
+COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-dist data-processing-dist
+RUN  pip install data-processing-dist/${WHEEL_FILE_NAME}
 
 # END OF STEPS destined for a data-prep-kit base image 
 
diff --git a/transforms/code/code_quality/ray/Dockerfile b/transforms/code/code_quality/ray/Dockerfile
index bb136f498..6bfe0a535 100644
--- a/transforms/code/code_quality/ray/Dockerfile
+++ b/transforms/code/code_quality/ray/Dockerfile
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ RUN pip install --no-cache-dir pytest
 USER root
 RUN mkdir -p /home/ray/.cache && chmod -R 777 /home/ray/.cache
 USER ray
+ARG WHEEL_FILE_NAME
 
 # Copy and install data processing libraries 
 # These are expected to be placed in the docker context before this is run (see the make image).
-COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-lib-python/ data-processing-lib-python/
-RUN cd data-processing-lib-python && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
-COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-lib-ray/ data-processing-lib-ray/ 
-RUN cd data-processing-lib-ray    && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
+COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-dist data-processing-dist
+RUN  pip install data-processing-dist/${WHEEL_FILE_NAME}[ray]
+
 COPY --chown=ray:users python-transform/  python-transform/
 RUN cd python-transform && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
 
diff --git a/transforms/code/code_quality/ray/pyproject.toml b/transforms/code/code_quality/ray/pyproject.toml
index 457678a6e..ac56ee0f5 100644
--- a/transforms/code/code_quality/ray/pyproject.toml
+++ b/transforms/code/code_quality/ray/pyproject.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ authors = [
 ]
 dependencies = [
     "dpk-code-quality-transform-python==0.2.2.dev1",
-    "data-prep-toolkit-ray==0.2.2.dev1",
+    "data-prep-toolkit[ray]==0.2.2.dev1",
 ]
 
 [build-system]
diff --git a/transforms/code/header_cleanser/python/Dockerfile b/transforms/code/header_cleanser/python/Dockerfile
index 84831bcd2..cf12ca53c 100644
--- a/transforms/code/header_cleanser/python/Dockerfile
+++ b/transforms/code/header_cleanser/python/Dockerfile
@@ -17,11 +17,12 @@ WORKDIR /home/dpk
 
 # Create directories to mount volumnes for processing data outside of the image.
 # RUN mkdir input && mkdir output
+ARG WHEEL_FILE_NAME
 
 # Copy and install data processing libraries 
 # These are expected to be placed in the docker context before this is run (see the make image).
-COPY --chown=dpk:root data-processing-lib-python/ data-processing-lib-python/
-RUN cd data-processing-lib-python && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
+COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-dist data-processing-dist
+RUN  pip install data-processing-dist/${WHEEL_FILE_NAME}
 
 # END OF STEPS destined for a data-prep-kit base image 
 
diff --git a/transforms/code/header_cleanser/ray/Dockerfile b/transforms/code/header_cleanser/ray/Dockerfile
index 16f8cf69c..8f049e48a 100644
--- a/transforms/code/header_cleanser/ray/Dockerfile
+++ b/transforms/code/header_cleanser/ray/Dockerfile
@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@ FROM docker.io/rayproject/ray:2.24.0-py310
 # install pytest
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir pytest
 
+ARG WHEEL_FILE_NAME
+
 # Copy and install data processing libraries 
 # These are expected to be placed in the docker context before this is run (see the make image).
-COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-lib-python/ data-processing-lib-python/
-RUN cd data-processing-lib-python && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
-COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-lib-ray/ data-processing-lib-ray/ 
-RUN cd data-processing-lib-ray    && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
+COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-dist data-processing-dist
+RUN  pip install data-processing-dist/${WHEEL_FILE_NAME}[ray]
+
 COPY --chown=ray:users python-transform/ python-transform 
 RUN cd python-transform && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
 
diff --git a/transforms/code/header_cleanser/ray/pyproject.toml b/transforms/code/header_cleanser/ray/pyproject.toml
index f99feaba7..3acb075f9 100644
--- a/transforms/code/header_cleanser/ray/pyproject.toml
+++ b/transforms/code/header_cleanser/ray/pyproject.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ authors = [
 ]
 dependencies = [
     "dpk-header-cleanser-transform-python==0.2.2.dev1",
-    "data-prep-toolkit-ray==0.2.2.dev1",
+    "data-prep-toolkit[ray]==0.2.2.dev1",
     "scancode-toolkit==32.1.0",
 ]
 
diff --git a/transforms/code/license_select/python/Dockerfile b/transforms/code/license_select/python/Dockerfile
index 2fa9f9426..6f5d1dacc 100644
--- a/transforms/code/license_select/python/Dockerfile
+++ b/transforms/code/license_select/python/Dockerfile
@@ -8,11 +8,12 @@ RUN pip install --no-cache-dir pytest
 RUN useradd -ms /bin/bash dpk
 USER dpk
 WORKDIR /home/dpk
+ARG WHEEL_FILE_NAME
 
 # Copy and install data processing libraries 
 # These are expected to be placed in the docker context before this is run (see the make image).
-COPY --chown=dpk:root data-processing-lib-python/ data-processing-lib-python/
-RUN cd data-processing-lib-python && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
+COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-dist data-processing-dist
+RUN  pip install data-processing-dist/${WHEEL_FILE_NAME}
 
 # END OF STEPS destined for a data-prep-kit base image 
 
diff --git a/transforms/code/license_select/ray/Dockerfile b/transforms/code/license_select/ray/Dockerfile
index 39e4674bb..c271743bd 100644
--- a/transforms/code/license_select/ray/Dockerfile
+++ b/transforms/code/license_select/ray/Dockerfile
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@ RUN pip install --upgrade --no-cache-dir pip
 
 # install pytest
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir pytest
+ARG WHEEL_FILE_NAME
+
+# Copy and install data processing libraries 
+# These are expected to be placed in the docker context before this is run (see the make image).
+COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-dist data-processing-dist
+RUN  pip install data-processing-dist/${WHEEL_FILE_NAME}[ray]
 
-# Copy in the data processing framework source/project and install it
-# This is expected to be placed in the docker context before this is run (see the make image).
-COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-lib-python/ data-processing-lib-python/
-RUN cd data-processing-lib-python && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
-COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-lib-ray/ data-processing-lib-ray/ 
-RUN cd data-processing-lib-ray    && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
 COPY --chown=ray:users python-transform/  python-transform/
 RUN cd python-transform && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
 
diff --git a/transforms/code/license_select/ray/pyproject.toml b/transforms/code/license_select/ray/pyproject.toml
index 0d0634ef3..5307e1783 100644
--- a/transforms/code/license_select/ray/pyproject.toml
+++ b/transforms/code/license_select/ray/pyproject.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ authors = [
 ]
 dependencies = [
     "dpk-license-select-transform-python==0.2.2.dev1",
-    "data-prep-toolkit-ray==0.2.2.dev1",
+    "data-prep-toolkit[ray]==0.2.2.dev1",
 ]
 
 [build-system]
diff --git a/transforms/code/malware/python/Dockerfile b/transforms/code/malware/python/Dockerfile
index 0051cccd3..a5a6ee439 100644
--- a/transforms/code/malware/python/Dockerfile
+++ b/transforms/code/malware/python/Dockerfile
@@ -30,11 +30,12 @@ COPY --chown=dpk:root --from=clamav-local /var/lib/clamav/ /var/lib/clamav/
 COPY --chown=dpk:root --from=clamav-local /etc/clamav/clamd.conf /etc/clamav/clamd.conf
 COPY --chown=dpk:root --from=clamav-local /var/log/clamav/clamav.log /var/log/clamav/clamav.log
 COPY --chown=dpk:root --from=clamav-local /var/run/clamav /var/run/clamav
+ARG WHEEL_FILE_NAME
 
 # Copy and install data processing libraries 
 # These are expected to be placed in the docker context before this is run (see the make image).
-COPY --chown=dpk:root data-processing-lib-python/ data-processing-lib-python/
-RUN cd data-processing-lib-python && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
+COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-dist data-processing-dist
+RUN  pip install data-processing-dist/${WHEEL_FILE_NAME}
 
 COPY --chown=dpk:root src/ src/
 COPY --chown=dpk:root pyproject.toml pyproject.toml
diff --git a/transforms/code/malware/ray/Dockerfile b/transforms/code/malware/ray/Dockerfile
index 9bf1e4d55..533f36a21 100644
--- a/transforms/code/malware/ray/Dockerfile
+++ b/transforms/code/malware/ray/Dockerfile
@@ -36,13 +36,13 @@ COPY --from=clamav-local --chown=ray:0 /etc/clamav/clamd.conf /etc/clamav/clamd.
 COPY --from=clamav-local --chown=ray:0 /var/log/clamav /var/log/clamav
 COPY --from=clamav-local --chown=ray:0 /var/run/clamav /var/run/clamav
 
+ARG WHEEL_FILE_NAME
+
+# Copy and install data processing libraries 
+# These are expected to be placed in the docker context before this is run (see the make image).
+COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-dist data-processing-dist
+RUN  pip install data-processing-dist/${WHEEL_FILE_NAME}[ray]
 
-# Copy in the data processing framework source/project and install it
-# This is expected to be placed in the docker context before this is run (see the make image).
-COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-lib-python/ data-processing-lib-python/
-RUN cd data-processing-lib-python && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
-COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-lib-ray/ data-processing-lib-ray/ 
-RUN cd data-processing-lib-ray    && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
 COPY --chown=ray:users python-transform/  python-transform/
 RUN cd python-transform && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
 
diff --git a/transforms/code/malware/ray/pyproject.toml b/transforms/code/malware/ray/pyproject.toml
index 6abc2af60..b04f6ab2b 100644
--- a/transforms/code/malware/ray/pyproject.toml
+++ b/transforms/code/malware/ray/pyproject.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ authors = [
 ]
 dependencies = [
     "dpk-malware-transform-python==0.2.2.dev1",
-    "data-prep-toolkit-ray==0.2.2.dev1",
+    "data-prep-toolkit[ray]==0.2.2.dev1",
 ]
 
 [build-system]
diff --git a/transforms/code/proglang_select/python/Dockerfile b/transforms/code/proglang_select/python/Dockerfile
index 3186862f0..8cf50b321 100644
--- a/transforms/code/proglang_select/python/Dockerfile
+++ b/transforms/code/proglang_select/python/Dockerfile
@@ -9,11 +9,12 @@ RUN pip install --no-cache-dir pytest
 RUN useradd -ms /bin/bash dpk
 USER dpk
 WORKDIR /home/dpk
+ARG WHEEL_FILE_NAME
 
 # Copy and install data processing libraries 
 # These are expected to be placed in the docker context before this is run (see the make image).
-COPY --chown=dpk:root data-processing-lib-python/ data-processing-lib-python/
-RUN cd data-processing-lib-python && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
+COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-dist data-processing-dist
+RUN  pip install data-processing-dist/${WHEEL_FILE_NAME}
 
 # END OF STEPS destined for a data-prep-kit base image 
 
diff --git a/transforms/code/proglang_select/ray/Dockerfile b/transforms/code/proglang_select/ray/Dockerfile
index 7eb896037..5586899a4 100644
--- a/transforms/code/proglang_select/ray/Dockerfile
+++ b/transforms/code/proglang_select/ray/Dockerfile
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@ RUN pip install --upgrade --no-cache-dir pip
 
 # install pytest
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir pytest
+ARG WHEEL_FILE_NAME
 
 # Copy and install data processing libraries 
 # These are expected to be placed in the docker context before this is run (see the make image).
-COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-lib-python/ data-processing-lib-python/
-RUN cd data-processing-lib-python && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
-COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-lib-ray/ data-processing-lib-ray/ 
-RUN cd data-processing-lib-ray    && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
+COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-dist data-processing-dist
+RUN  pip install data-processing-dist/${WHEEL_FILE_NAME}[ray]
+
 COPY --chown=ray:users python-transform/  python-transform/
 RUN cd python-transform && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
 
diff --git a/transforms/code/proglang_select/ray/pyproject.toml b/transforms/code/proglang_select/ray/pyproject.toml
index a74372f49..5b2a488f1 100644
--- a/transforms/code/proglang_select/ray/pyproject.toml
+++ b/transforms/code/proglang_select/ray/pyproject.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ authors = [
 ]
 dependencies = [
     "dpk-proglang-select-transform-python==0.2.2.dev1",
-    "data-prep-toolkit-ray==0.2.2.dev1",
+    "data-prep-toolkit[ray]==0.2.2.dev1",
 ]
 
 [build-system]
diff --git a/transforms/code/repo_level_ordering/ray/Dockerfile b/transforms/code/repo_level_ordering/ray/Dockerfile
index e98ee8d76..ea35593ce 100644
--- a/transforms/code/repo_level_ordering/ray/Dockerfile
+++ b/transforms/code/repo_level_ordering/ray/Dockerfile
@@ -6,13 +6,12 @@ RUN pip install --upgrade --no-cache-dir pip
 
 # install pytest
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir pytest
+ARG WHEEL_FILE_NAME
 
 # Copy and install data processing libraries 
 # These are expected to be placed in the docker context before this is run (see the make image).
-COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-lib-python/ data-processing-lib-python/
-RUN cd data-processing-lib-python && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
-COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-lib-ray/ data-processing-lib-ray/ 
-RUN cd data-processing-lib-ray    && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
+COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-dist data-processing-dist
+RUN  pip install data-processing-dist/${WHEEL_FILE_NAME}[ray]
 
 COPY --chown=ray:users src/ src/
 COPY --chown=ray:users pyproject.toml pyproject.toml 
diff --git a/transforms/code/repo_level_ordering/ray/pyproject.toml b/transforms/code/repo_level_ordering/ray/pyproject.toml
index f66d2c9d1..d29f704e4 100644
--- a/transforms/code/repo_level_ordering/ray/pyproject.toml
+++ b/transforms/code/repo_level_ordering/ray/pyproject.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ authors = [
     { name = "Shanmukha Guttula", email = "shagutt1@in.ibm.com" },
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "data-prep-toolkit-ray==0.2.2.dev1",
+    "data-prep-toolkit[ray]==0.2.2.dev1",
     "networkx==3.3",
     "colorlog==6.8.2",
     "func-timeout==4.3.5",
diff --git a/transforms/language/doc_quality/python/Dockerfile b/transforms/language/doc_quality/python/Dockerfile
index 10dca4999..a1dd879d5 100644
--- a/transforms/language/doc_quality/python/Dockerfile
+++ b/transforms/language/doc_quality/python/Dockerfile
@@ -10,10 +10,12 @@ RUN useradd -ms /bin/bash dpk
 USER dpk
 WORKDIR /home/dpk
 
+ARG WHEEL_FILE_NAME
+
 # Copy and install data processing libraries 
 # These are expected to be placed in the docker context before this is run (see the make image).
-COPY --chown=dpk:root data-processing-lib-python/ data-processing-lib-python/
-RUN cd data-processing-lib-python && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
+COPY --chown=dpk:root data-processing-dist/ data-processing-dist/
+RUN  pip install data-processing-dist/${WHEEL_FILE_NAME}
 
 # END OF STEPS destined for a data-prep-kit base image 
 
diff --git a/transforms/language/doc_quality/ray/Dockerfile b/transforms/language/doc_quality/ray/Dockerfile
index 14d84f207..5c21f5b7d 100644
--- a/transforms/language/doc_quality/ray/Dockerfile
+++ b/transforms/language/doc_quality/ray/Dockerfile
@@ -6,13 +6,14 @@ RUN pip install --upgrade --no-cache-dir pip
 
 # install pytest
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir pytest
+ARG WHEEL_FILE_NAME
 
 # Copy and install data processing libraries 
 # These are expected to be placed in the docker context before this is run (see the make image).
-COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-lib-python/ data-processing-lib-python/
-RUN cd data-processing-lib-python && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
-COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-lib-ray/ data-processing-lib-ray/ 
-RUN cd data-processing-lib-ray    && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
+COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-dist data-processing-dist
+RUN  pip install data-processing-dist/${WHEEL_FILE_NAME}[ray]
+
+## Copy the python version of the tansform
 COPY --chown=ray:users python-transform/  python-transform/
 RUN cd python-transform && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
 
diff --git a/transforms/language/doc_quality/ray/pyproject.toml b/transforms/language/doc_quality/ray/pyproject.toml
index a4aba9a3a..821298910 100644
--- a/transforms/language/doc_quality/ray/pyproject.toml
+++ b/transforms/language/doc_quality/ray/pyproject.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ authors = [
 ]
 dependencies = [
     "dpk-doc_quality-transform-python==0.2.2.dev1",
-    "data-prep-toolkit-ray==0.2.2.dev1"
+    "data-prep-toolkit[ray]==0.2.2.dev1",
 ]
 
 [build-system]
diff --git a/transforms/language/html2parquet/python/Dockerfile b/transforms/language/html2parquet/python/Dockerfile
index 8c2f493c7..973e1fa74 100644
--- a/transforms/language/html2parquet/python/Dockerfile
+++ b/transforms/language/html2parquet/python/Dockerfile
@@ -10,10 +10,12 @@ RUN useradd -ms /bin/bash dpk
 USER dpk
 WORKDIR /home/dpk
 
+ARG WHEEL_FILE_NAME
+
 # Copy and install data processing libraries 
 # These are expected to be placed in the docker context before this is run (see the make image).
-COPY --chown=dpk:root data-processing-lib-python/ data-processing-lib-python/
-RUN cd data-processing-lib-python && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
+COPY --chown=dpk:root data-processing-dist/ data-processing-dist/
+RUN  pip install data-processing-dist/${WHEEL_FILE_NAME}
 
 # END OF STEPS destined for a data-prep-kit base image 
 
diff --git a/transforms/language/html2parquet/ray/Dockerfile b/transforms/language/html2parquet/ray/Dockerfile
index d3de64999..523c49630 100644
--- a/transforms/language/html2parquet/ray/Dockerfile
+++ b/transforms/language/html2parquet/ray/Dockerfile
@@ -6,13 +6,14 @@ RUN pip install --upgrade --no-cache-dir pip
 
 # install pytest
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir pytest
+ARG WHEEL_FILE_NAME
 
 # Copy and install data processing libraries 
 # These are expected to be placed in the docker context before this is run (see the make image).
-COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-lib-python/ data-processing-lib-python/
-RUN cd data-processing-lib-python && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
-COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-lib-ray/ data-processing-lib-ray/ 
-RUN cd data-processing-lib-ray    && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
+COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-dist data-processing-dist
+RUN  pip install data-processing-dist/${WHEEL_FILE_NAME}[ray]
+
+## Copy the python version of the tansform
 COPY --chown=ray:users python-transform/  python-transform/
 RUN cd python-transform && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
 
diff --git a/transforms/language/html2parquet/ray/requirements.txt b/transforms/language/html2parquet/ray/requirements.txt
index d4c7abc1b..2454b186e 100644
--- a/transforms/language/html2parquet/ray/requirements.txt
+++ b/transforms/language/html2parquet/ray/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 dpk-html2parquet-transform-python==0.2.2.dev1
-data-prep-toolkit-ray==0.2.2.dev1
+data-prep-toolkit[ray]==0.2.2.dev1
 trafilatura==1.12.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/transforms/language/lang_id/python/Dockerfile b/transforms/language/lang_id/python/Dockerfile
index f1bcc1bdd..f989da4e6 100644
--- a/transforms/language/lang_id/python/Dockerfile
+++ b/transforms/language/lang_id/python/Dockerfile
@@ -9,11 +9,12 @@ RUN pip install --no-cache-dir pytest
 RUN useradd -ms /bin/bash dpk
 USER dpk
 WORKDIR /home/dpk
+ARG WHEEL_FILE_NAME
 
 # Copy and install data processing libraries 
 # These are expected to be placed in the docker context before this is run (see the make image).
-COPY --chown=dpk:root data-processing-lib-python/ data-processing-lib-python/
-RUN cd data-processing-lib-python && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
+COPY --chown=dpk:root data-processing-dist/ data-processing-dist/
+RUN  pip install data-processing-dist/${WHEEL_FILE_NAME}
 
 # END OF STEPS destined for a data-prep-kit base image 
 
diff --git a/transforms/language/lang_id/ray/Dockerfile b/transforms/language/lang_id/ray/Dockerfile
index f61fbbb3a..4fd4b7b90 100644
--- a/transforms/language/lang_id/ray/Dockerfile
+++ b/transforms/language/lang_id/ray/Dockerfile
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ RUN pip install --upgrade --no-cache-dir pip
 
 # install pytest
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir pytest
+ARG WHEEL_FILE_NAME
 
 # set up environment required to install and use huggingface and fasttext
 USER root
@@ -15,10 +16,10 @@ USER ray
 
 # Copy and install data processing libraries 
 # These are expected to be placed in the docker context before this is run (see the make image).
-COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-lib-python/ data-processing-lib-python/
-RUN cd data-processing-lib-python && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
-COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-lib-ray/ data-processing-lib-ray/ 
-RUN cd data-processing-lib-ray    && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
+COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-dist data-processing-dist
+RUN  pip install data-processing-dist/${WHEEL_FILE_NAME}[ray]
+
+## Copy the python version of the tansform
 COPY --chown=ray:users python-transform/  python-transform/
 RUN cd python-transform && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
 
diff --git a/transforms/language/lang_id/ray/pyproject.toml b/transforms/language/lang_id/ray/pyproject.toml
index 60ff39947..b9ae910a2 100644
--- a/transforms/language/lang_id/ray/pyproject.toml
+++ b/transforms/language/lang_id/ray/pyproject.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ authors = [
 ]
 dependencies = [
     "dpk-lang_id-transform-python==0.2.2.dev1",
-    "data-prep-toolkit-ray==0.2.2.dev1",
+    "data-prep-toolkit[ray]==0.2.2.dev1",
 ]
 
 [build-system]
diff --git a/transforms/language/pdf2parquet/python/Dockerfile b/transforms/language/pdf2parquet/python/Dockerfile
index 9fae370e7..35d06d43e 100644
--- a/transforms/language/pdf2parquet/python/Dockerfile
+++ b/transforms/language/pdf2parquet/python/Dockerfile
@@ -17,11 +17,12 @@ USER dpk
 WORKDIR /home/dpk
 
 ARG PIP_INSTALL_EXTRA_ARGS
+ARG WHEEL_FILE_NAME
 
 # Copy and install data processing libraries 
 # These are expected to be placed in the docker context before this is run (see the make image).
-COPY --chown=dpk:root data-processing-lib-python/ data-processing-lib-python/
-RUN cd data-processing-lib-python && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
+COPY --chown=dpk:root data-processing-dist/ data-processing-dist/
+RUN  pip install data-processing-dist/${WHEEL_FILE_NAME}
 
 # END OF STEPS destined for a data-prep-kit base image 
 
diff --git a/transforms/language/pdf2parquet/ray/Dockerfile b/transforms/language/pdf2parquet/ray/Dockerfile
index 178fdcd9b..b491ff09a 100644
--- a/transforms/language/pdf2parquet/ray/Dockerfile
+++ b/transforms/language/pdf2parquet/ray/Dockerfile
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ RUN pip install --upgrade --no-cache-dir pip
 # install pytest
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir pytest
 
+ARG PIP_INSTALL_EXTRA_ARGS
 ARG PIP_INSTALL_EXTRA_ARGS
 
 RUN \
@@ -15,13 +16,12 @@ RUN \
     && sudo apt-get install -y libgl1 libglib2.0-0 curl wget \
     && sudo apt-get clean
 
-
 # Copy and install data processing libraries 
 # These are expected to be placed in the docker context before this is run (see the make image).
-COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-lib-python/ data-processing-lib-python/
-RUN cd data-processing-lib-python && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
-COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-lib-ray/ data-processing-lib-ray/ 
-RUN cd data-processing-lib-ray    && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
+COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-dist data-processing-dist
+RUN  pip install data-processing-dist/${WHEEL_FILE_NAME}[ray]
+    
+## Copy the python version of the tansform    
 COPY --chown=ray:users python-transform/  python-transform/
 RUN cd python-transform && pip install ${PIP_INSTALL_EXTRA_ARGS} --no-cache-dir -e .
 
diff --git a/transforms/language/pdf2parquet/ray/requirements.txt b/transforms/language/pdf2parquet/ray/requirements.txt
index af70c0354..afe1c8bbf 100644
--- a/transforms/language/pdf2parquet/ray/requirements.txt
+++ b/transforms/language/pdf2parquet/ray/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 dpk-pdf2parquet-transform-python==0.2.2.dev1
-data-prep-toolkit-ray==0.2.2.dev1
+data-prep-toolkit[ray]==0.2.2.dev1
 docling-core==1.7.2
 docling-ibm-models==2.0.0
 deepsearch-glm==0.22.0
diff --git a/transforms/language/pii_redactor/python/Dockerfile b/transforms/language/pii_redactor/python/Dockerfile
index 437bf8220..d3b640256 100644
--- a/transforms/language/pii_redactor/python/Dockerfile
+++ b/transforms/language/pii_redactor/python/Dockerfile
@@ -9,11 +9,12 @@ RUN pip install --no-cache-dir pytest
 RUN useradd -ms /bin/bash dpk
 USER dpk
 WORKDIR /home/dpk
+ARG WHEEL_FILE_NAME
 
 # Copy and install data processing libraries 
 # These are expected to be placed in the docker context before this is run (see the make image).
-COPY --chown=dpk:root data-processing-lib-python/ data-processing-lib-python/
-RUN cd data-processing-lib-python && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
+COPY --chown=dpk:root data-processing-dist/ data-processing-dist/
+RUN  pip install data-processing-dist/${WHEEL_FILE_NAME}
 
 # END OF STEPS destined for a data-prep-kit base image 
 
diff --git a/transforms/language/pii_redactor/ray/Dockerfile b/transforms/language/pii_redactor/ray/Dockerfile
index 831a632aa..60f9a293d 100644
--- a/transforms/language/pii_redactor/ray/Dockerfile
+++ b/transforms/language/pii_redactor/ray/Dockerfile
@@ -5,13 +5,14 @@ RUN pip install --upgrade --no-cache-dir pip
 
 # install pytest
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir pytest
+ARG PIP_INSTALL_EXTRA_ARGS
 
 # Copy and install data processing libraries 
 # These are expected to be placed in the docker context before this is run (see the make image).
-COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-lib-python/ data-processing-lib-python/
-RUN cd data-processing-lib-python && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
-COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-lib-ray/ data-processing-lib-ray/ 
-RUN cd data-processing-lib-ray    && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
+COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-dist data-processing-dist
+RUN  pip install data-processing-dist/${WHEEL_FILE_NAME}[ray]
+
+## Copy the python version of the tansform
 COPY --chown=ray:users python-transform/  python-transform/
 RUN cd python-transform && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
 
diff --git a/transforms/language/pii_redactor/ray/pyproject.toml b/transforms/language/pii_redactor/ray/pyproject.toml
index 1ef96511a..e6e35cd55 100644
--- a/transforms/language/pii_redactor/ray/pyproject.toml
+++ b/transforms/language/pii_redactor/ray/pyproject.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ authors = [
 ]
 dependencies = [
     "dpk_pii_redactor_transform_python==0.2.2.dev1",
-    "data-prep-toolkit-ray==0.2.2.dev1",
+    "data-prep-toolkit[ray]==0.2.2.dev1",
     "presidio-analyzer>=2.2.355",
     "presidio-anonymizer>=2.2.355",
     "flair>=0.14.0",
diff --git a/transforms/language/text_encoder/python/Dockerfile b/transforms/language/text_encoder/python/Dockerfile
index 86023a440..969635ca0 100644
--- a/transforms/language/text_encoder/python/Dockerfile
+++ b/transforms/language/text_encoder/python/Dockerfile
@@ -11,11 +11,12 @@ USER dpk
 WORKDIR /home/dpk
 
 ARG PIP_INSTALL_EXTRA_ARGS
+ARG WHEEL_FILE_NAME
 
 # Copy and install data processing libraries 
 # These are expected to be placed in the docker context before this is run (see the make image).
-COPY --chown=dpk:root data-processing-lib-python/ data-processing-lib-python/
-RUN cd data-processing-lib-python && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
+COPY --chown=dpk:root data-processing-dist/ data-processing-dist/
+RUN  pip install data-processing-dist/${WHEEL_FILE_NAME}
 
 # END OF STEPS destined for a data-prep-kit base image 
 
diff --git a/transforms/language/text_encoder/ray/Dockerfile b/transforms/language/text_encoder/ray/Dockerfile
index 249bf2448..33df87171 100644
--- a/transforms/language/text_encoder/ray/Dockerfile
+++ b/transforms/language/text_encoder/ray/Dockerfile
@@ -5,13 +5,12 @@ FROM ${BASE_IMAGE}
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir pytest
 
 ARG PIP_INSTALL_EXTRA_ARGS
-
 # Copy and install data processing libraries 
 # These are expected to be placed in the docker context before this is run (see the make image).
-COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-lib-python/ data-processing-lib-python/
-RUN cd data-processing-lib-python && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
-COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-lib-ray/ data-processing-lib-ray/ 
-RUN cd data-processing-lib-ray    && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
+COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-dist data-processing-dist
+RUN  pip install data-processing-dist/${WHEEL_FILE_NAME}[ray]
+
+## Copy the python version of the tansform
 COPY --chown=ray:users python-transform/  python-transform/
 RUN cd python-transform && pip install ${PIP_INSTALL_EXTRA_ARGS} --no-cache-dir -e .
 
diff --git a/transforms/language/text_encoder/ray/pyproject.toml b/transforms/language/text_encoder/ray/pyproject.toml
index 95e29638f..777d65eae 100644
--- a/transforms/language/text_encoder/ray/pyproject.toml
+++ b/transforms/language/text_encoder/ray/pyproject.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ authors = [
 ]
 dependencies = [
     "dpk-text_encoder-transform-python==0.2.2.dev1",
-    "data-prep-toolkit-ray==0.2.2.dev1",
+    "data-prep-toolkit[ray]==0.2.2.dev1",
 ]
 
 [build-system]
diff --git a/transforms/universal/doc_id/python/Dockerfile b/transforms/universal/doc_id/python/Dockerfile
index 6f478cb33..1c5288c8a 100644
--- a/transforms/universal/doc_id/python/Dockerfile
+++ b/transforms/universal/doc_id/python/Dockerfile
@@ -9,11 +9,12 @@ RUN pip install --no-cache-dir pytest
 RUN useradd -ms /bin/bash dpk
 USER dpk
 WORKDIR /home/dpk
+ARG WHEEL_FILE_NAME
 
 # Copy and install data processing libraries 
 # These are expected to be placed in the docker context before this is run (see the make image).
-COPY --chown=dpk:root data-processing-lib-python/ data-processing-lib-python/
-RUN cd data-processing-lib-python && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
+COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-dist data-processing-dist
+RUN  pip install data-processing-dist/${WHEEL_FILE_NAME}
 
 COPY --chown=dpk:root src/ src/
 COPY --chown=dpk:root pyproject.toml pyproject.toml
diff --git a/transforms/universal/doc_id/ray/Dockerfile b/transforms/universal/doc_id/ray/Dockerfile
index 34c331ce5..6a72f9660 100644
--- a/transforms/universal/doc_id/ray/Dockerfile
+++ b/transforms/universal/doc_id/ray/Dockerfile
@@ -6,13 +6,14 @@ RUN pip install --upgrade --no-cache-dir pip
 
 # install pytest
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir pytest
+ARG WHEEL_FILE_NAME
 
 # Copy and install data processing libraries 
 # These are expected to be placed in the docker context before this is run (see the make image).
-COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-lib-python/ data-processing-lib-python/
-RUN cd data-processing-lib-python && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
-COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-lib-ray/ data-processing-lib-ray/ 
-RUN cd data-processing-lib-ray    && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
+COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-dist data-processing-dist
+RUN  pip install data-processing-dist/${WHEEL_FILE_NAME}[ray]
+
+## Copy the python version of the tansform
 COPY --chown=ray:users python-transform/  python-transform/
 RUN cd python-transform && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
 
diff --git a/transforms/universal/doc_id/ray/pyproject.toml b/transforms/universal/doc_id/ray/pyproject.toml
index 03530dff2..59e51f6df 100644
--- a/transforms/universal/doc_id/ray/pyproject.toml
+++ b/transforms/universal/doc_id/ray/pyproject.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ authors = [
 ]
 dependencies = [
     "dpk_doc_id_transform_python==0.2.2.dev1",
-    "data-prep-toolkit-ray==0.2.2.dev1"
+    "data-prep-toolkit[ray]==0.2.2.dev1",
 ]
 
 [build-system]
diff --git a/transforms/universal/ededup/python/Dockerfile b/transforms/universal/ededup/python/Dockerfile
index df9f3ce64..ee5d7c86c 100644
--- a/transforms/universal/ededup/python/Dockerfile
+++ b/transforms/universal/ededup/python/Dockerfile
@@ -9,11 +9,12 @@ RUN pip install --no-cache-dir pytest
 RUN useradd -ms /bin/bash dpk
 USER dpk
 WORKDIR /home/dpk
+ARG WHEEL_FILE_NAME
 
 # Copy and install data processing libraries 
 # These are expected to be placed in the docker context before this is run (see the make image).
-COPY --chown=dpk:root data-processing-lib-python/ data-processing-lib-python/
-RUN cd data-processing-lib-python && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
+COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-dist data-processing-dist
+RUN  pip install data-processing-dist/${WHEEL_FILE_NAME}
 
 COPY --chown=dpk:root src/ src/
 COPY --chown=dpk:root pyproject.toml pyproject.toml
diff --git a/transforms/universal/ededup/ray/Dockerfile b/transforms/universal/ededup/ray/Dockerfile
index c48c2c575..7fe69ba4a 100644
--- a/transforms/universal/ededup/ray/Dockerfile
+++ b/transforms/universal/ededup/ray/Dockerfile
@@ -6,13 +6,14 @@ RUN pip install --upgrade --no-cache-dir pip
 
 # install pytest
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir pytest
+ARG WHEEL_FILE_NAME
 
 # Copy and install data processing libraries 
 # These are expected to be placed in the docker context before this is run (see the make image).
-COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-lib-python/ data-processing-lib-python/
-RUN cd data-processing-lib-python && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
-COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-lib-ray/ data-processing-lib-ray/ 
-RUN cd data-processing-lib-ray    && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
+COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-dist data-processing-dist
+RUN  pip install data-processing-dist/${WHEEL_FILE_NAME}[ray]
+
+## Copy the python version of the tansform
 COPY --chown=ray:users python-transform/  python-transform/
 RUN cd python-transform && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
 
diff --git a/transforms/universal/ededup/ray/pyproject.toml b/transforms/universal/ededup/ray/pyproject.toml
index 84a892180..57e85e256 100644
--- a/transforms/universal/ededup/ray/pyproject.toml
+++ b/transforms/universal/ededup/ray/pyproject.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ authors = [
     { name = "Boris Lublinsky", email = "blublinsky@ibm.com" },
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "data-prep-toolkit-ray==0.2.2.dev1",
+    "data-prep-toolkit[ray]==0.2.2.dev1",
     "dpk_ededup_transform_python==0.2.2.dev1",
     "tqdm==4.66.3",
 ]
diff --git a/transforms/universal/fdedup/ray/Dockerfile b/transforms/universal/fdedup/ray/Dockerfile
index 27d101bb8..6077586b2 100644
--- a/transforms/universal/fdedup/ray/Dockerfile
+++ b/transforms/universal/fdedup/ray/Dockerfile
@@ -6,13 +6,14 @@ RUN pip install --upgrade --no-cache-dir pip
 
 # install pytest
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir pytest
+ARG WHEEL_FILE_NAME
 
 # Copy and install data processing libraries 
 # These are expected to be placed in the docker context before this is run (see the make image).
-COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-lib-python/ data-processing-lib-python/
-RUN cd data-processing-lib-python && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
-COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-lib-ray/ data-processing-lib-ray/ 
-RUN cd data-processing-lib-ray    && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
+COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-dist data-processing-dist
+RUN  pip install data-processing-dist/${WHEEL_FILE_NAME}[ray]
+
+## Copy the python version of the tansform
 
 # Install ray project source
 COPY --chown=ray:users src/ src/
diff --git a/transforms/universal/fdedup/ray/pyproject.toml b/transforms/universal/fdedup/ray/pyproject.toml
index 54fd83a00..3f5168773 100644
--- a/transforms/universal/fdedup/ray/pyproject.toml
+++ b/transforms/universal/fdedup/ray/pyproject.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ authors = [
     { name = "Boris Lublinsky", email = "blublinsky@ibm.com" },
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "data-prep-toolkit-ray==0.2.2.dev1",
+    "data-prep-toolkit[ray]==0.2.2.dev1",
     "mmh3>=4.1.0",
     "xxhash==3.4.1",
     "tqdm==4.66.3",
diff --git a/transforms/universal/filter/python/Dockerfile b/transforms/universal/filter/python/Dockerfile
index 5df52a36e..fafc8a850 100644
--- a/transforms/universal/filter/python/Dockerfile
+++ b/transforms/universal/filter/python/Dockerfile
@@ -9,11 +9,12 @@ RUN pip install --no-cache-dir pytest
 RUN useradd -ms /bin/bash dpk
 USER dpk
 WORKDIR /home/dpk
+ARG WHEEL_FILE_NAME
 
 # Copy and install data processing libraries 
 # These are expected to be placed in the docker context before this is run (see the make image).
-COPY --chown=dpk:root data-processing-lib-python/ data-processing-lib-python/
-RUN cd data-processing-lib-python && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
+COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-dist data-processing-dist
+RUN  pip install data-processing-dist/${WHEEL_FILE_NAME}
 
 # END OF STEPS destined for a data-prep-kit base image 
 
diff --git a/transforms/universal/filter/ray/Dockerfile b/transforms/universal/filter/ray/Dockerfile
index 540e8fcaf..9e5328e47 100644
--- a/transforms/universal/filter/ray/Dockerfile
+++ b/transforms/universal/filter/ray/Dockerfile
@@ -5,13 +5,14 @@ RUN pip install --upgrade --no-cache-dir pip
 
 # install pytest
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir pytest
+ARG WHEEL_FILE_NAME
 
 # Copy and install data processing libraries 
 # These are expected to be placed in the docker context before this is run (see the make image).
-COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-lib-python/ data-processing-lib-python/
-RUN cd data-processing-lib-python && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
-COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-lib-ray/ data-processing-lib-ray/ 
-RUN cd data-processing-lib-ray    && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
+COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-dist data-processing-dist
+RUN  pip install data-processing-dist/${WHEEL_FILE_NAME}[ray]
+
+## Copy the python version of the tansform
 COPY --chown=ray:users python-transform/ python-transform 
 RUN cd python-transform && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
 
diff --git a/transforms/universal/filter/ray/pyproject.toml b/transforms/universal/filter/ray/pyproject.toml
index 9d2f84325..3d66c64d7 100644
--- a/transforms/universal/filter/ray/pyproject.toml
+++ b/transforms/universal/filter/ray/pyproject.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ authors = [
 ]
 dependencies = [
     "dpk-filter-transform-python==0.2.2.dev1",
-    "data-prep-toolkit-ray==0.2.2.dev1",
+    "data-prep-toolkit[ray]==0.2.2.dev1",
 ]
 
 [build-system]
diff --git a/transforms/universal/hap/python/Dockerfile b/transforms/universal/hap/python/Dockerfile
index 6926bdbd2..67984c7a0 100644
--- a/transforms/universal/hap/python/Dockerfile
+++ b/transforms/universal/hap/python/Dockerfile
@@ -9,11 +9,12 @@ RUN pip install --no-cache-dir pytest
 RUN useradd -ms /bin/bash dpk
 USER dpk
 WORKDIR /home/dpk
+ARG WHEEL_FILE_NAME
 
 # Copy and install data processing libraries 
 # These are expected to be placed in the docker context before this is run (see the make image).
-COPY --chown=dpk:root data-processing-lib-python/ data-processing-lib-python/
-RUN cd data-processing-lib-python && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
+COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-dist data-processing-dist
+RUN  pip install data-processing-dist/${WHEEL_FILE_NAME}
 
 # END OF STEPS destined for a data-prep-kit base image 
 
diff --git a/transforms/universal/hap/ray/Dockerfile b/transforms/universal/hap/ray/Dockerfile
index 42005e9ba..799d9aeca 100644
--- a/transforms/universal/hap/ray/Dockerfile
+++ b/transforms/universal/hap/ray/Dockerfile
@@ -5,13 +5,14 @@ RUN pip install --upgrade --no-cache-dir pip
 
 # install pytest
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir pytest
+ARG WHEEL_FILE_NAME
 
 # Copy and install data processing libraries 
 # These are expected to be placed in the docker context before this is run (see the make image).
-COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-lib-python/ data-processing-lib-python/
-RUN cd data-processing-lib-python && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
-COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-lib-ray/ data-processing-lib-ray/ 
-RUN cd data-processing-lib-ray    && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
+COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-dist data-processing-dist
+RUN  pip install data-processing-dist/${WHEEL_FILE_NAME}[ray]
+
+## Copy the python version of the tansform
 COPY --chown=ray:users python-transform/  python-transform/
 RUN cd python-transform && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
 
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ RUN cd python-transform && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
 
 COPY --chown=ray:users src/ src/
 COPY --chown=ray:users pyproject.toml pyproject.toml 
-RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt -e .
 
 # copy the main() entry point to the image 
 COPY ./src/hap_transform_ray.py .
diff --git a/transforms/universal/hap/ray/requirements.txt b/transforms/universal/hap/ray/requirements.txt
index 6b7f46c5f..b92c9d64c 100644
--- a/transforms/universal/hap/ray/requirements.txt
+++ b/transforms/universal/hap/ray/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-data-prep-toolkit-ray==0.2.2.dev1
+data-prep-toolkit[ray]==0.2.2.dev1
 dpk-hap-transform-python==0.2.2.dev1
 nltk==3.9.1
 transformers==4.38.2
diff --git a/transforms/universal/noop/python/Dockerfile b/transforms/universal/noop/python/Dockerfile
index 84ea63ffd..ce93bf57a 100644
--- a/transforms/universal/noop/python/Dockerfile
+++ b/transforms/universal/noop/python/Dockerfile
@@ -9,11 +9,12 @@ RUN pip install --no-cache-dir pytest
 RUN useradd -ms /bin/bash dpk
 USER dpk
 WORKDIR /home/dpk
+ARG WHEEL_FILE_NAME
 
 # Copy and install data processing libraries 
 # These are expected to be placed in the docker context before this is run (see the make image).
-COPY --chown=dpk:root data-processing-lib-python/ data-processing-lib-python/
-RUN cd data-processing-lib-python && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
+COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-dist data-processing-dist
+RUN  pip install data-processing-dist/${WHEEL_FILE_NAME}
 
 # END OF STEPS destined for a data-prep-kit base image 
 
diff --git a/transforms/universal/noop/ray/Dockerfile b/transforms/universal/noop/ray/Dockerfile
index 035744aa8..dc84bab00 100644
--- a/transforms/universal/noop/ray/Dockerfile
+++ b/transforms/universal/noop/ray/Dockerfile
@@ -5,13 +5,14 @@ RUN pip install --upgrade --no-cache-dir pip
 
 # install pytest
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir pytest
+ARG WHEEL_FILE_NAME
 
 # Copy and install data processing libraries 
 # These are expected to be placed in the docker context before this is run (see the make image).
-COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-lib-python/ data-processing-lib-python/
-RUN cd data-processing-lib-python && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
-COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-lib-ray/ data-processing-lib-ray/ 
-RUN cd data-processing-lib-ray    && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
+COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-dist data-processing-dist
+RUN  pip install data-processing-dist/${WHEEL_FILE_NAME}[ray]
+
+## Copy the python version of the tansform
 COPY --chown=ray:users python-transform/  python-transform/
 RUN cd python-transform && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
 
diff --git a/transforms/universal/noop/ray/pyproject.toml b/transforms/universal/noop/ray/pyproject.toml
index c73f5c67a..519b63b29 100644
--- a/transforms/universal/noop/ray/pyproject.toml
+++ b/transforms/universal/noop/ray/pyproject.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ authors = [
 ]
 dependencies = [
     "dpk-noop-transform-python==0.2.2.dev1",
-    "data-prep-toolkit-ray==0.2.2.dev1",
+    "data-prep-toolkit[ray]==0.2.2.dev1",
 ]
 
 [build-system]
diff --git a/transforms/universal/profiler/python/Dockerfile b/transforms/universal/profiler/python/Dockerfile
index 9aa921f5e..abb6577b0 100644
--- a/transforms/universal/profiler/python/Dockerfile
+++ b/transforms/universal/profiler/python/Dockerfile
@@ -9,11 +9,12 @@ RUN pip install --no-cache-dir pytest
 RUN useradd -ms /bin/bash dpk
 USER dpk
 WORKDIR /home/dpk
+ARG WHEEL_FILE_NAME
 
 # Copy and install data processing libraries 
 # These are expected to be placed in the docker context before this is run (see the make image).
-COPY --chown=dpk:root data-processing-lib-python/ data-processing-lib-python/
-RUN cd data-processing-lib-python && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
+COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-dist data-processing-dist
+RUN  pip install data-processing-dist/${WHEEL_FILE_NAME}
 
 COPY --chown=dpk:root src/ src/
 COPY --chown=dpk:root pyproject.toml pyproject.toml
diff --git a/transforms/universal/profiler/ray/Dockerfile b/transforms/universal/profiler/ray/Dockerfile
index 6c7235249..73ee23527 100644
--- a/transforms/universal/profiler/ray/Dockerfile
+++ b/transforms/universal/profiler/ray/Dockerfile
@@ -7,12 +7,14 @@ RUN pip install --upgrade --no-cache-dir pip
 # install pytest
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir pytest
 
+ARG WHEEL_FILE_NAME
+
 # Copy and install data processing libraries 
 # These are expected to be placed in the docker context before this is run (see the make image).
-COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-lib-python/ data-processing-lib-python/
-RUN cd data-processing-lib-python && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
-COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-lib-ray/ data-processing-lib-ray/ 
-RUN cd data-processing-lib-ray    && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
+COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-dist data-processing-dist
+RUN  pip install data-processing-dist/${WHEEL_FILE_NAME}[ray]
+
+## Copy the python version of the tansform
 COPY --chown=ray:users python-transform/  python-transform/
 RUN cd python-transform && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
 
diff --git a/transforms/universal/profiler/ray/pyproject.toml b/transforms/universal/profiler/ray/pyproject.toml
index 0b3ef4b55..a67ffb305 100644
--- a/transforms/universal/profiler/ray/pyproject.toml
+++ b/transforms/universal/profiler/ray/pyproject.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ authors = [
     { name = "Boris Lublinsky", email = "blublinsky@ibm.com" },
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "data-prep-toolkit-ray==0.2.2.dev1",
+    "data-prep-toolkit[ray]==0.2.2.dev1",
     "dpk_profiler_transform_python==0.2.2.dev1",
     "tqdm==4.66.3",
 ]
diff --git a/transforms/universal/resize/python/Dockerfile b/transforms/universal/resize/python/Dockerfile
index 9caa3565c..be4c3c485 100644
--- a/transforms/universal/resize/python/Dockerfile
+++ b/transforms/universal/resize/python/Dockerfile
@@ -9,11 +9,12 @@ RUN pip install --no-cache-dir pytest
 RUN useradd -ms /bin/bash dpk
 USER dpk
 WORKDIR /home/dpk
+ARG WHEEL_FILE_NAME
 
 # Copy and install data processing libraries 
 # These are expected to be placed in the docker context before this is run (see the make image).
-COPY --chown=dpk:root data-processing-lib-python/ data-processing-lib-python/
-RUN cd data-processing-lib-python && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
+COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-dist data-processing-dist
+RUN  pip install data-processing-dist/${WHEEL_FILE_NAME}
 
 # Install python project source
 COPY --chown=dpk:users src/ src/
diff --git a/transforms/universal/resize/ray/Dockerfile b/transforms/universal/resize/ray/Dockerfile
index 27e7b64b5..f2873ba2e 100644
--- a/transforms/universal/resize/ray/Dockerfile
+++ b/transforms/universal/resize/ray/Dockerfile
@@ -6,13 +6,14 @@ RUN pip install --upgrade --no-cache-dir pip
 
 # Install pytest so we can test the image later
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir pytest
+ARG WHEEL_FILE_NAME
 
-# Copy and install data processing libraries
+# Copy and install data processing libraries 
 # These are expected to be placed in the docker context before this is run (see the make image).
-COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-lib-python/ data-processing-lib-python/
-RUN cd data-processing-lib-python && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
-COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-lib-ray/ data-processing-lib-ray/
-RUN cd data-processing-lib-ray    && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
+COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-dist data-processing-dist
+RUN  pip install data-processing-dist/${WHEEL_FILE_NAME}[ray]
+
+## Copy the python version of the tansform
 COPY --chown=ray:users python-transform/  python-transform/
 RUN cd python-transform && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
 
diff --git a/transforms/universal/resize/ray/pyproject.toml b/transforms/universal/resize/ray/pyproject.toml
index 38043bb7e..df0928fa2 100644
--- a/transforms/universal/resize/ray/pyproject.toml
+++ b/transforms/universal/resize/ray/pyproject.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ authors = [
 ]
 dependencies = [
     "dpk-resize-transform-python==0.2.2.dev1",
-    "data-prep-toolkit-ray==0.2.2.dev1",
+    "data-prep-toolkit[ray]==0.2.2.dev1",
 ]
 
 [build-system]
diff --git a/transforms/universal/tokenization/python/Dockerfile b/transforms/universal/tokenization/python/Dockerfile
index e1eea7e40..3e940576f 100644
--- a/transforms/universal/tokenization/python/Dockerfile
+++ b/transforms/universal/tokenization/python/Dockerfile
@@ -9,11 +9,12 @@ RUN pip install --no-cache-dir pytest
 RUN useradd -ms /bin/bash dpk
 USER dpk
 WORKDIR /home/dpk
+ARG WHEEL_FILE_NAME
 
 # Copy and install data processing libraries 
 # These are expected to be placed in the docker context before this is run (see the make image).
-COPY --chown=dpk:root data-processing-lib-python/ data-processing-lib-python/
-RUN cd data-processing-lib-python && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
+COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-dist data-processing-dist
+RUN  pip install data-processing-dist/${WHEEL_FILE_NAME}
 
 # END OF STEPS destined for a data-prep-kit base image 
 
diff --git a/transforms/universal/tokenization/ray/Dockerfile b/transforms/universal/tokenization/ray/Dockerfile
index 8b7e78c27..f78438833 100644
--- a/transforms/universal/tokenization/ray/Dockerfile
+++ b/transforms/universal/tokenization/ray/Dockerfile
@@ -6,13 +6,14 @@ RUN pip install --upgrade --no-cache-dir pip
 
 # Install pytest so we can test the image later
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir pytest
+ARG WHEEL_FILE_NAME
 
 # Copy and install data processing libraries 
 # These are expected to be placed in the docker context before this is run (see the make image).
-COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-lib-python/ data-processing-lib-python/
-RUN cd data-processing-lib-python && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
-COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-lib-ray/ data-processing-lib-ray/ 
-RUN cd data-processing-lib-ray    && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
+COPY --chown=ray:users data-processing-dist data-processing-dist
+RUN  pip install data-processing-dist/${WHEEL_FILE_NAME}[ray]
+
+## Copy the python version of the tansform
 COPY --chown=ray:users python-transform/ python-transform
 RUN cd python-transform && pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt && pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
 
diff --git a/transforms/universal/tokenization/ray/pyproject.toml b/transforms/universal/tokenization/ray/pyproject.toml
index a1ef73dd8..997987a46 100644
--- a/transforms/universal/tokenization/ray/pyproject.toml
+++ b/transforms/universal/tokenization/ray/pyproject.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ authors = [
 ]
 dependencies = [
     "dpk-tokenization-transform-python==0.2.2.dev1",
-    "data-prep-toolkit-ray==0.2.2.dev1",
+    "data-prep-toolkit[ray]==0.2.2.dev1",
 ]
 
 [build-system]