diff --git a/benchpress/config/benchmarks.yml b/benchpress/config/benchmarks.yml
index fd1d7430..3f52554e 100644
--- a/benchpress/config/benchmarks.yml
+++ b/benchpress/config/benchmarks.yml
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ django_workload:
     - ./benchmarks/django_workload/proxygen_binding/proxygen_binding*.so
     - ./benchmarks/django_workload/django-workload/django-workload/django_workload/thrift/build/gen-py3/mock_services/MockAdsService-remote
     - ./benchmarks/django_workload/django-workload/django-workload/django_workload/feed_timeline.py
-    - ./benchmarks/django_workload/django-workload/django-workload/cinder/cinder-build/bin/python3.10
-    - ./benchmarks/django_workload/django-workload/django-workload/Python-3.10.2/python-build/bin/python3.10
+    - ./benchmarks/django_workload/django-workload/django-workload/cinder/cinder-build/bin/python3.14
+    - ./benchmarks/django_workload/django-workload/django-workload/Python-3.14.2/python-build/bin/python3.14
     - ./benchmarks/django_workload/wrk/wrk
     - ./benchmarks/django_workload/apache-cassandra/bin/cassandra
   path: ./benchmarks/django_workload/bin/run.sh
diff --git a/packages/django_workload/install_django_workload_aarch64.sh b/packages/django_workload/install_django_workload_aarch64.sh
index fc64ca5b..755d81d9 100755
--- a/packages/django_workload/install_django_workload_aarch64.sh
+++ b/packages/django_workload/install_django_workload_aarch64.sh
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ dnf groupinstall "Development Tools" -y --exclude="texlive*"
 dnf install -y memcached libmemcached-awesome-devel zlib-devel screen \
     openssl-devel bzip2-devel libffi-devel wget make xz-devel haproxy \
     xxhash-devel perl-FindBin perl-JSON perl-core liburing-devel \
-    ninja-build
+    ninja-build clang libev libev-devel
 
 echo "System dependencies installed successfully"
 
@@ -70,29 +70,21 @@ else
     alias wget='wget --no-clobber'
 fi
 pushd "${DJANGO_WORKLOAD_DEPS}"
-# cassandra_driver-3.29.2-cp310-cp310-manylinux_2_17_aarch64.manylinux2014_aarch64.whl
-wget "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/cc/60/f8de88175937481be98da88eb88b4fd704093e284e5907775293c496df32/cassandra_driver-3.29.2-cp310-cp310-manylinux_2_17_aarch64.manylinux2014_aarch64.whl"
-# Removed Cython download as it's not needed
 # Django-5.2.tar.gz
 wget "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/1b/11/7aff961db37e1ea501a2bb663d27a8ce97f3683b9e5b83d3bfead8b86fa4/django-5.2.3-py3-none-any.whl"
-# django-cassandra-engine-1.6.2.tar.gz
-wget "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/1f/5e/438eb7f2d8b8e240701b721a43cb5a20cf970c8e9da8b3770df1de6d7c5b/django-cassandra-engine-1.6.2.tar.gz"
+# Note: django-cassandra-engine is installed directly from PyPI (not pre-downloaded) to avoid poetry build issues
 # django_statsd_mozilla-0.4.0-py3-none-any.whl
 wget "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/ac/54/5fa99753dab7ced46129a4c95c777596a2e4094a8b0f65c8764d60d5cff4/django_statsd_mozilla-0.4.0-py3-none-any.whl"
-# numpy-1.26.4-cp310-cp310-manylinux_2_17_aarch64.manylinux2014_aarch64.whl
-wget "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/fc/a5/4beee6488160798683eed5bdb7eead455892c3b4e1f78d79d8d3f3b084ac/numpy-1.26.4-cp310-cp310-manylinux_2_17_aarch64.manylinux2014_aarch64.whl"
 # psutil-5.8.0.tar.gz
 wget "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/e1/b0/7276de53321c12981717490516b7e612364f2cb372ee8901bd4a66a000d7/psutil-5.8.0.tar.gz"
-# pylibmc-1.6.1-cp36-cp36m-manylinux1_x86_64.whl
-wget "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/a7/0c/f7a3af34b05c167a69ed1fc330b06b658dac4ab25b8632c52d1022dd5337/pylibmc-1.6.1.tar.gz"
+# pylibmc - installed from GitHub source for Python 3.14 compatibility (see Step 6.3)
 # pytz-2021.1-py2.py3-none-any.whl
 wget "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/70/94/784178ca5dd892a98f113cdd923372024dc04b8d40abe77ca76b5fb90ca6/pytz-2021.1-py2.py3-none-any.whl"
 # six-1.16.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl
 wget "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/d9/5a/e7c31adbe875f2abbb91bd84cf2dc52d792b5a01506781dbcf25c91daf11/six-1.16.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl"
 # statsd
 wget "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/47/33/c824f799128dfcfce2142f18d9bc6c55c46a939f6e4250639134222d99eb/statsd-3.3.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl"
-# uwsgi-2.0.22.tar.gz
-wget "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/a7/4e/c4d5559b3504bb65175a759392b03cac04b8771e9a9b14811adf1151f02f/uwsgi-2.0.22.tar.gz"
+# Note: uwsgi is installed directly from PyPI (not pre-downloaded) to ensure proper linking
 # geomet-0.2.1.post1-py3-none-any.whl
 wget "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/c9/81/156ca48f950f833ddc392f8e3677ca50a18cb9d5db38ccb4ecea55a9303f/geomet-0.2.1.post1-py3-none-any.whl"
 # click-7.1.2.tar.gz
@@ -219,45 +211,48 @@ popd
 echo "JDK and Cassandra installed successfully"
 
 # =====================================================================
-# Step 4: Build CPython 3.10
+# Step 4: Build CPython 3.14
 # =====================================================================
 echo ""
 echo "====================================================================="
-echo "Step 4: Building CPython 3.10"
+echo "Step 4: Building CPython 3.14"
 echo "====================================================================="
 
 pushd "${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}"
 
-# Install python3.10
-if ! [ -d Python-3.10.2 ]; then
-    wget https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.10.2/Python-3.10.2.tgz
-    tar -xzf Python-3.10.2.tgz
-    cd Python-3.10.2
+# Install python3.14
+if ! [ -d Python-3.14.2 ]; then
+    wget https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.14.2/Python-3.14.2.tgz
+    tar -xzf Python-3.14.2.tgz
+    cd Python-3.14.2
     ./configure --enable-optimizations --prefix="$(pwd)/python-build" --enable-shared LN="ln -s"
     make -j"${NUM_BUILD_JOBS}"
     make install
     cd ../
 fi
 
-CPYTHON_INSTALL_PREFIX="${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}/Python-3.10.2/python-build"
+CPYTHON_INSTALL_PREFIX="${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}/Python-3.14.2/python-build"
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${CPYTHON_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib"
 
-echo "CPython 3.10 built successfully"
+echo "CPython 3.14 built successfully"
 
 # =====================================================================
-# Step 5: Build Cinder 3.10
+# Step 5: Build Cinder 3.14
 # =====================================================================
 echo ""
 echo "====================================================================="
-echo "Step 5: Building Cinder 3.10"
+echo "Step 5: Building Cinder 3.14"
 echo "====================================================================="
 
 # Download and build Cinder
+# Using meta/3.14 branch at a known good commit for reproducibility
+CINDER_COMMIT="04f91c3659d8d2dfe4331a47548316289d2fa3f0"
 if ! [ -d "cinder" ]; then
-    git clone -b cinder/3.10 https://github.com/facebookincubator/cinder.git
+    git clone https://github.com/facebookincubator/cinder.git
     pushd cinder
+    git checkout "${CINDER_COMMIT}"
     mkdir -p cinder-build
-    ./configure --prefix="$(pwd)/cinder-build" --enable-optimizations --enable-shared LN="ln -s"
+    ./configure --prefix="$(pwd)/cinder-build" --enable-profiling --enable-optimizations --enable-shared LN="ln -s"
     make -j"${NUM_BUILD_JOBS}"
     make install
     popd
@@ -266,7 +261,7 @@ fi
 CINDER_INSTALL_PREFIX="${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}/cinder/cinder-build"
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${CINDER_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib"
 
-echo "Cinder 3.10 built successfully"
+echo "Cinder 3.14 built successfully"
 
 # =====================================================================
 # Step 6: Install Python dependencies in virtual environments
@@ -278,11 +273,57 @@ echo "====================================================================="
 
 # Create virtual environments for both CPython and Cinder
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${CPYTHON_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib"
-[ ! -d venv_cpython ] && "${CPYTHON_INSTALL_PREFIX}/bin/python3.10" -m venv venv_cpython
+[ ! -d venv_cpython ] && "${CPYTHON_INSTALL_PREFIX}/bin/python3.14" -m venv venv_cpython
 
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${CINDER_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib"
 [ ! -d venv_cinder ] && "${CINDER_INSTALL_PREFIX}/bin/python3" -m venv venv_cinder
 
+# =====================================================================
+# Step 6.3: Clone pylibmc from GitHub (Python 3.14 compatible)
+# =====================================================================
+echo ""
+echo "====================================================================="
+echo "Step 6.3: Cloning pylibmc from GitHub source"
+echo "====================================================================="
+
+# Clone pylibmc 1.6.1 from GitHub and patch for Python 3.14 compatibility
+# pylibmc trunk has bugs in the refactored _fetch_multi function that cause
+# memcached connection failures after ~2300 requests. Using stable 1.6.1
+# with a minimal setup.py patch (distutils→setuptools, remove "U" mode) instead.
+PYLIBMC_DIR="${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}/pylibmc"
+if ! [ -d "${PYLIBMC_DIR}" ]; then
+    cd "${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}"
+    git clone https://github.com/lericson/pylibmc.git
+    cd "${PYLIBMC_DIR}"
+    git checkout 1.6.1
+    # Apply Python 3.14 compatibility patch (setup.py: distutils removed in 3.12)
+    patch -p1 < "${BENCHPRESS_ROOT}/packages/django_workload/srcs/patches/pylibmc-1.6.1-py314-compat.patch"
+    echo "Applied pylibmc 1.6.1 Python 3.14 compatibility patch"
+fi
+
+# =====================================================================
+# Step 6.4: Clone cassandra-python-driver from GitHub (setuptools v82 compatible)
+# =====================================================================
+echo ""
+echo "====================================================================="
+echo "Step 6.4: Cloning cassandra-python-driver from GitHub source"
+echo "====================================================================="
+
+# Clone cassandra-python-driver from GitHub
+# PyPI version uses deprecated ez_setup which is incompatible with setuptools v82+
+# Latest trunk removed ez_setup for compatibility
+CASSANDRA_DRIVER_COMMIT="7d8015e3c1cff543a5f64c70cff3e14216e58037"
+CASSANDRA_DRIVER_DIR="${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}/cassandra-python-driver"
+if ! [ -d "${CASSANDRA_DRIVER_DIR}" ]; then
+    cd "${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}"
+    git clone https://github.com/apache/cassandra-python-driver.git
+    cd cassandra-python-driver
+    git checkout "${CASSANDRA_DRIVER_COMMIT}"
+fi
+
+# Return to DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT before activating virtual environments
+cd "${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}"
+
 # Install packages in CPython environment
 set +u
 # shellcheck disable=SC1091
@@ -291,12 +332,35 @@ set -u
 
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${CPYTHON_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib"
 export CMAKE_LIBRARY_PATH="${CPYTHON_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib"
-export CPATH="${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}/Python-3.10.2/python-build/include:${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}/Python-3.10.2/Include"
+export CPATH="${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}/Python-3.14.2/python-build/include:${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}/Python-3.14.2/Include"
+# Set LIBRARY_PATH and LDFLAGS to ensure packages link against CPython's libpython
+export LIBRARY_PATH="${CPYTHON_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib"
+export LDFLAGS="-L${CPYTHON_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib -Wl,-rpath,${CPYTHON_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib"
+
+# Install pylibmc first (required by django-workload)
+cd "${PYLIBMC_DIR}"
+pip3.14 install -e .
+echo "pylibmc installed in CPython venv"
+
+# Install uwsgi directly from PyPI to ensure proper linking with CPython's libpython
+# Use --no-cache-dir to prevent reusing a wheel built for a different Python environment
+pip3.14 install --no-cache-dir uwsgi
+echo "uwsgi installed in CPython venv"
+
+# Install django-cassandra-engine directly from PyPI to avoid poetry build issues
+pip3.14 install django-cassandra-engine
+echo "django-cassandra-engine installed in CPython venv"
 
 # Install dependencies using third_party pip dependencies
-pip3.10 install "django-statsd-mozilla" --no-index --find-links file://"${DJANGO_WORKLOAD_DEPS}"
-pip3.10 install "numpy>=1.19" --no-index --find-links file://"${DJANGO_WORKLOAD_DEPS}"
-pip3.10 install -e . --no-index --find-links file://"${DJANGO_WORKLOAD_DEPS}"
+cd "${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}"
+pip3.14 install "django-statsd-mozilla" --no-index --find-links file://"${DJANGO_WORKLOAD_DEPS}"
+# Install cassandra-driver from GitHub source (setuptools v82+ compatible)
+# Disable Cython extension to avoid build issues
+cd "${CASSANDRA_DRIVER_DIR}"
+CASS_DRIVER_NO_CYTHON=1 pip3.14 install -e .
+echo "cassandra-driver installed in CPython venv"
+cd "${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}"
+pip3.14 install -e . --no-index --find-links file://"${DJANGO_WORKLOAD_DEPS}"
 
 echo "Dependencies installed in CPython venv"
 
@@ -311,16 +375,67 @@ pushd "${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}"
 export CPATH="${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}/cinder/cinder-build/include:${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}/cinder/Include"
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${CINDER_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib"
 export CMAKE_LIBRARY_PATH="${CINDER_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib"
+# Critical: Set LIBRARY_PATH and LDFLAGS to ensure uwsgi links against Cinder's libpython
+# Without these, the linker may find CPython's libpython3.14.so instead
+export LIBRARY_PATH="${CINDER_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib"
+export LDFLAGS="-L${CINDER_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib -Wl,-rpath,${CINDER_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib"
 source ./venv_cinder/bin/activate
 set -u
 
+# Install pylibmc first (required by django-workload)
+cd "${PYLIBMC_DIR}"
+pip3.14 install -e .
+echo "pylibmc installed in Cinder venv"
+
+# Install uwsgi directly from PyPI to ensure proper linking with Cinder's libpython
+# Use --no-cache-dir to prevent reusing a wheel built for a different Python environment
+pip3.14 install --no-cache-dir uwsgi
+echo "uwsgi installed in Cinder venv"
+
+# Install django-cassandra-engine directly from PyPI to avoid poetry build issues
+pip3.14 install django-cassandra-engine
+echo "django-cassandra-engine installed in Cinder venv"
+
 # Install dependencies using third_party pip dependencies
-pip3.10 install "django-statsd-mozilla" --no-index --find-links file://"${DJANGO_WORKLOAD_DEPS}"
-pip3.10 install "numpy>=1.19" --no-index --find-links file://"${DJANGO_WORKLOAD_DEPS}"
-pip3.10 install -e . --no-index --find-links file://"${DJANGO_WORKLOAD_DEPS}"
+cd "${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}"
+pip3.14 install "django-statsd-mozilla" --no-index --find-links file://"${DJANGO_WORKLOAD_DEPS}"
+# Install cassandra-driver from GitHub source (setuptools v82+ compatible)
+# Disable Cython extension to avoid build issues
+cd "${CASSANDRA_DRIVER_DIR}"
+CASS_DRIVER_NO_CYTHON=1 pip3.14 install -e .
+echo "cassandra-driver installed in Cinder venv"
+cd "${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}"
+pip3.14 install -e . --no-index --find-links file://"${DJANGO_WORKLOAD_DEPS}"
 
 echo "Dependencies installed in Cinder venv"
 
+# =====================================================================
+# Step 6.5: Install CinderX for JIT Support
+# =====================================================================
+echo ""
+echo "====================================================================="
+echo "Step 6.5: Installing CinderX for JIT Support"
+echo "====================================================================="
+
+# Clone and install CinderX for JIT functionality
+CINDERX_COMMIT="497b2b671a8084345a8288cfbd9995acfab9dfbf"
+if ! [ -d "${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}/cinderx" ]; then
+    cd "${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}"
+    git clone https://github.com/facebookincubator/cinderx.git
+    cd cinderx
+    git checkout "${CINDERX_COMMIT}"
+fi
+
+# Install CinderX in Cinder virtual environment (already activated)
+cd "${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}/cinderx"
+python -m pip install -e .
+
+# Validate CinderX installation
+echo "Validating CinderX installation..."
+python -c "import cinderx; cinderx.init(); assert cinderx.is_initialized(), 'CinderX failed to initialize'; print('CinderX initialized successfully')"
+
+echo "CinderX installed and validated successfully"
+
 deactivate
 popd  # ${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}
 
@@ -513,6 +628,7 @@ export PROXYGEN_INSTALL_DIR="${DJANGO_WORKLOAD_ROOT}/proxygen/staging"
 # Build and install in venv_cpython
 echo ""
 echo "Installing proxygen_binding in venv_cpython..."
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${CPYTHON_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib"
 cd "${DJANGO_WORKLOAD_ROOT}/proxygen_binding"
 "${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}/venv_cpython/bin/python" -m pip install pybind11
 "${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}/venv_cpython/bin/python" -m pip install -e .
@@ -521,6 +637,7 @@ echo "proxygen_binding installed in venv_cpython"
 # Build and install in venv_cinder
 echo ""
 echo "Installing proxygen_binding in venv_cinder..."
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${CINDER_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib"
 cd "${DJANGO_WORKLOAD_ROOT}/proxygen_binding"
 "${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}/venv_cinder/bin/python" -m pip install pybind11
 "${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}/venv_cinder/bin/python" -m pip install -e .
@@ -535,6 +652,8 @@ echo "Step 9: Generating Code Variants for FeedFlow"
 echo "====================================================================="
 
 # Install jinja2 in venv_cpython
+# Set LD_LIBRARY_PATH for CPython shared library
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${CPYTHON_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib"
 echo "Installing jinja2 for code generation..."
 "${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}/venv_cpython/bin/python" -m pip install jinja2
 
diff --git a/packages/django_workload/install_django_workload_aarch64_ubuntu22.sh b/packages/django_workload/install_django_workload_aarch64_ubuntu22.sh
index f248a64e..464c5cf7 100755
--- a/packages/django_workload/install_django_workload_aarch64_ubuntu22.sh
+++ b/packages/django_workload/install_django_workload_aarch64_ubuntu22.sh
@@ -39,7 +39,20 @@ echo "====================================================================="
 apt install -y memcached libmemcached-dev zlib1g-dev screen \
     python3 python3.10-dev python3.10-venv rpm libffi-dev \
     libssl-dev libcrypt-dev haproxy libxxhash-dev \
-    perl ninja-build
+    perl ninja-build libev4 libev-dev cmake \
+    software-properties-common
+
+# Install Clang 17 for CinderX compatibility
+# CinderX requires GCC 13+ or Clang 15+ for C23 attribute support ([[clang::always_inline]])
+# Ubuntu 22.04's default Clang 14 doesn't support this, so we install Clang 17 from LLVM repos
+wget -qO- https://apt.llvm.org/llvm-snapshot.gpg.key | tee /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/apt.llvm.org.asc
+add-apt-repository -y "deb http://apt.llvm.org/jammy/ llvm-toolchain-jammy-17 main"
+apt update
+apt install -y clang-17
+
+# Set Clang 17 as the default clang
+update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/clang clang /usr/bin/clang-17 100
+update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/clang++ clang++ /usr/bin/clang++-17 100
 
 echo "System dependencies installed successfully"
 
@@ -69,31 +82,23 @@ else
     alias wget='wget --no-clobber'
 fi
 pushd "${DJANGO_WORKLOAD_DEPS}"
-# cassandra-driver-3.26_aarch64.whl
-wget "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/b5/5e/54c58c98a4eeea12a2fee7220e7ac9e8b021ea5c3d84c84adb9106c4ed43/cassandra_driver-3.26.0-cp310-cp310-manylinux_2_17_aarch64.manylinux2014_aarch64.whl"
-# Removed Cython download as it's not needed
 # Django-5.2.3-py3-none-any.whl
 wget "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/1b/11/7aff961db37e1ea501a2bb663d27a8ce97f3683b9e5b83d3bfead8b86fa4/django-5.2.3-py3-none-any.whl"
 # Dulwich 0.21.2.tar.gz
 wget "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/14/a5/cf61f9209d48abf47d48086e0a0388f1030bb5f7cf2661972eee56ccee3d/dulwich-0.21.2.tar.gz"
-# django-cassandra-engine-1.6.2.tar.gz
-wget "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/1f/5e/438eb7f2d8b8e240701b721a43cb5a20cf970c8e9da8b3770df1de6d7c5b/django-cassandra-engine-1.6.2.tar.gz"
+# Note: django-cassandra-engine is installed directly from PyPI (not pre-downloaded) to avoid poetry build issues
 # django-statsd-mozilla-0.4.3-py3-none-any.whl
 wget "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/ac/54/5fa99753dab7ced46129a4c95c777596a2e4094a8b0f65c8764d60d5cff4/django_statsd_mozilla-0.4.0-py3-none-any.whl"
-# numpy-1.22.1-aarch64.whl
-wget "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/d6/ec/a8b5f1b6d00bc4fd1bc91043d5dfb029536ec5c7769588d3f4c982240008/numpy-1.22.1-cp310-cp310-manylinux_2_17_aarch64.manylinux2014_aarch64.whl"
 # psutil-5.8.0.tar.gz
 wget "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/e1/b0/7276de53321c12981717490516b7e612364f2cb372ee8901bd4a66a000d7/psutil-5.8.0.tar.gz"
-# pylibmc-1.6.1.tar.gz
-wget "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/a7/0c/f7a3af34b05c167a69ed1fc330b06b658dac4ab25b8632c52d1022dd5337/pylibmc-1.6.1.tar.gz"
+# pylibmc - installed from GitHub source for Python 3.14 compatibility (see Step 6.3)
 # pytz-2021.1-py2.py3-none-any.whl
 wget "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/70/94/784178ca5dd892a98f113cdd923372024dc04b8d40abe77ca76b5fb90ca6/pytz-2021.1-py2.py3-none-any.whl"
 # six-1.16.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl
 wget "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/d9/5a/e7c31adbe875f2abbb91bd84cf2dc52d792b5a01506781dbcf25c91daf11/six-1.16.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl"
 # statsd-3.3.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl
 wget "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/47/33/c824f799128dfcfce2142f18d9bc6c55c46a939f6e4250639134222d99eb/statsd-3.3.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl"
-# uwsgi-2.0.22.tar.gz
-wget "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/a7/4e/c4d5559b3504bb65175a759392b03cac04b8771e9a9b14811adf1151f02f/uwsgi-2.0.22.tar.gz"
+# Note: uwsgi is installed directly from PyPI (not pre-downloaded) to ensure proper linking
 # geomet-0.2.1.post1-py3-none-any.whl
 wget "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/c9/81/156ca48f950f833ddc392f8e3677ca50a18cb9d5db38ccb4ecea55a9303f/geomet-0.2.1.post1-py3-none-any.whl"
 # click-7.1.2.tar.gz
@@ -220,34 +225,48 @@ popd
 echo "JDK and Cassandra installed successfully"
 
 # =====================================================================
-# Step 4: Build CPython 3.10
+# Step 4: Build CPython 3.14
 # =====================================================================
 echo ""
 echo "====================================================================="
-echo "Step 4: Building CPython 3.10"
+echo "Step 4: Building CPython 3.14"
 echo "====================================================================="
 
 pushd "${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}"
 
-# Ubuntu 22 comes with python3.10, so we use system python
-echo "Using system Python 3.10"
+# Install python3.14 from source
+if ! [ -d Python-3.14.2 ]; then
+    wget https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.14.2/Python-3.14.2.tgz
+    tar -xzf Python-3.14.2.tgz
+    cd Python-3.14.2
+    ./configure --enable-optimizations --prefix="$(pwd)/python-build" --enable-shared LN="ln -s"
+    make -j"${NUM_BUILD_JOBS}"
+    make install
+    cd ../
+fi
+
+CPYTHON_INSTALL_PREFIX="${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}/Python-3.14.2/python-build"
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${CPYTHON_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib"
 
-echo "CPython 3.10 ready"
+echo "CPython 3.14 built successfully"
 
 # =====================================================================
-# Step 5: Build Cinder 3.10
+# Step 5: Build Cinder 3.14
 # =====================================================================
 echo ""
 echo "====================================================================="
-echo "Step 5: Building Cinder 3.10"
+echo "Step 5: Building Cinder 3.14"
 echo "====================================================================="
 
 # Download and build Cinder
+# Using meta/3.14 branch at a known good commit for reproducibility
+CINDER_COMMIT="04f91c3659d8d2dfe4331a47548316289d2fa3f0"
 if ! [ -d "cinder" ]; then
-    git clone -b cinder/3.10 https://github.com/facebookincubator/cinder.git
+    git clone https://github.com/facebookincubator/cinder.git
     pushd cinder
+    git checkout "${CINDER_COMMIT}"
     mkdir -p cinder-build
-    ./configure --prefix="$(pwd)/cinder-build" --enable-optimizations --enable-shared LN="ln -s"
+    ./configure --prefix="$(pwd)/cinder-build" --enable-profiling --enable-optimizations --enable-shared LN="ln -s"
     make -j"${NUM_BUILD_JOBS}"
     make install
     popd
@@ -256,7 +275,7 @@ fi
 CINDER_INSTALL_PREFIX="${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}/cinder/cinder-build"
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${CINDER_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib"
 
-echo "Cinder 3.10 built successfully"
+echo "Cinder 3.14 built successfully"
 
 # =====================================================================
 # Step 6: Install Python dependencies in virtual environments
@@ -268,22 +287,96 @@ echo "====================================================================="
 
 # Create virtual environments for both CPython and Cinder
 # Create CPython virtual env
-python3.10 -m venv venv_cpython
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${CPYTHON_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib"
+[ ! -d venv_cpython ] && "${CPYTHON_INSTALL_PREFIX}/bin/python3.14" -m venv venv_cpython
 
 # Create Cinder virtual env
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${CINDER_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib"
 [ ! -d venv_cinder ] && "${CINDER_INSTALL_PREFIX}/bin/python3" -m venv venv_cinder
 
+# =====================================================================
+# Step 6.3: Clone pylibmc from GitHub (Python 3.14 compatible)
+# =====================================================================
+echo ""
+echo "====================================================================="
+echo "Step 6.3: Cloning pylibmc from GitHub source"
+echo "====================================================================="
+
+# Clone pylibmc 1.6.1 from GitHub and patch for Python 3.14 compatibility
+# pylibmc trunk has bugs in the refactored _fetch_multi function that cause
+# memcached connection failures after ~2300 requests. Using stable 1.6.1
+# with a minimal setup.py patch (distutils→setuptools, remove "U" mode) instead.
+PYLIBMC_DIR="${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}/pylibmc"
+if ! [ -d "${PYLIBMC_DIR}" ]; then
+    cd "${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}"
+    git clone https://github.com/lericson/pylibmc.git
+    cd "${PYLIBMC_DIR}"
+    git checkout 1.6.1
+    # Apply Python 3.14 compatibility patch (setup.py: distutils removed in 3.12)
+    patch -p1 < "${BENCHPRESS_ROOT}/packages/django_workload/srcs/patches/pylibmc-1.6.1-py314-compat.patch"
+    echo "Applied pylibmc 1.6.1 Python 3.14 compatibility patch"
+fi
+
+# =====================================================================
+# Step 6.4: Clone cassandra-python-driver from GitHub (setuptools v82 compatible)
+# =====================================================================
+echo ""
+echo "====================================================================="
+echo "Step 6.4: Cloning cassandra-python-driver from GitHub source"
+echo "====================================================================="
+
+# Clone cassandra-python-driver from GitHub
+# PyPI version uses deprecated ez_setup which is incompatible with setuptools v82+
+# Latest trunk removed ez_setup for compatibility
+CASSANDRA_DRIVER_COMMIT="7d8015e3c1cff543a5f64c70cff3e14216e58037"
+CASSANDRA_DRIVER_DIR="${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}/cassandra-python-driver"
+if ! [ -d "${CASSANDRA_DRIVER_DIR}" ]; then
+    cd "${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}"
+    git clone https://github.com/apache/cassandra-python-driver.git
+    cd cassandra-python-driver
+    git checkout "${CASSANDRA_DRIVER_COMMIT}"
+fi
+
+# Return to DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT before activating virtual environments
+cd "${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}"
+
 # Install packages in CPython environment
 set +u
 # shellcheck disable=SC1091
 source ./venv_cpython/bin/activate
 set -u
 
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${CPYTHON_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib"
+export CMAKE_LIBRARY_PATH="${CPYTHON_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib"
+export CPATH="${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}/Python-3.14.2/python-build/include:${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}/Python-3.14.2/Include"
+# Set LIBRARY_PATH and LDFLAGS to ensure packages link against CPython's libpython
+export LIBRARY_PATH="${CPYTHON_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib"
+export LDFLAGS="-L${CPYTHON_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib -Wl,-rpath,${CPYTHON_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib"
+
+# Install pylibmc first (required by django-workload)
+cd "${PYLIBMC_DIR}"
+pip3.14 install -e .
+echo "pylibmc installed in CPython venv"
+
+# Install uwsgi directly from PyPI to ensure proper linking with CPython's libpython
+# Use --no-cache-dir to prevent reusing a wheel built for a different Python environment
+pip3.14 install --no-cache-dir uwsgi
+echo "uwsgi installed in CPython venv"
+
+# Install django-cassandra-engine directly from PyPI to avoid poetry build issues
+pip3.14 install django-cassandra-engine
+echo "django-cassandra-engine installed in CPython venv"
+
 # Install dependencies using third_party pip dependencies
-pip3 install "django-statsd-mozilla" --no-index --find-links file://"${DJANGO_WORKLOAD_DEPS}"
-pip3 install "numpy>=1.19" --no-index --find-links file://"${DJANGO_WORKLOAD_DEPS}"
-pip3 install -e . --no-index --find-links file://"${DJANGO_WORKLOAD_DEPS}"
+cd "${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}"
+pip3.14 install "django-statsd-mozilla" --no-index --find-links file://"${DJANGO_WORKLOAD_DEPS}"
+# Install cassandra-driver from GitHub source (setuptools v82+ compatible)
+# Disable Cython extension to avoid build issues
+cd "${CASSANDRA_DRIVER_DIR}"
+CASS_DRIVER_NO_CYTHON=1 pip3.14 install -e .
+echo "cassandra-driver installed in CPython venv"
+cd "${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}"
+pip3.14 install -e . --no-index --find-links file://"${DJANGO_WORKLOAD_DEPS}"
 
 echo "Dependencies installed in CPython venv"
 
@@ -298,16 +391,67 @@ pushd "${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}"
 export CPATH="${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}/cinder/cinder-build/include:${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}/cinder/Include"
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${CINDER_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib"
 export CMAKE_LIBRARY_PATH="${CINDER_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib"
+# Critical: Set LIBRARY_PATH and LDFLAGS to ensure uwsgi links against Cinder's libpython
+# Without these, the linker may find CPython's libpython3.14.so instead
+export LIBRARY_PATH="${CINDER_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib"
+export LDFLAGS="-L${CINDER_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib -Wl,-rpath,${CINDER_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib"
 source ./venv_cinder/bin/activate
 set -u
 
+# Install pylibmc first (required by django-workload)
+cd "${PYLIBMC_DIR}"
+pip3.14 install -e .
+echo "pylibmc installed in Cinder venv"
+
+# Install uwsgi directly from PyPI to ensure proper linking with Cinder's libpython
+# Use --no-cache-dir to prevent reusing a wheel built for a different Python environment
+pip3.14 install --no-cache-dir uwsgi
+echo "uwsgi installed in Cinder venv"
+
+# Install django-cassandra-engine directly from PyPI to avoid poetry build issues
+pip3.14 install django-cassandra-engine
+echo "django-cassandra-engine installed in Cinder venv"
+
 # Install dependencies using third_party pip dependencies
-pip3 install "django-statsd-mozilla" --no-index --find-links file://"${DJANGO_WORKLOAD_DEPS}"
-pip3 install "numpy>=1.19" --no-index --find-links file://"${DJANGO_WORKLOAD_DEPS}"
-pip3 install -e . --no-index --find-links file://"${DJANGO_WORKLOAD_DEPS}"
+cd "${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}"
+pip3.14 install "django-statsd-mozilla" --no-index --find-links file://"${DJANGO_WORKLOAD_DEPS}"
+# Install cassandra-driver from GitHub source (setuptools v82+ compatible)
+# Disable Cython extension to avoid build issues
+cd "${CASSANDRA_DRIVER_DIR}"
+CASS_DRIVER_NO_CYTHON=1 pip3.14 install -e .
+echo "cassandra-driver installed in Cinder venv"
+cd "${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}"
+pip3.14 install -e . --no-index --find-links file://"${DJANGO_WORKLOAD_DEPS}"
 
 echo "Dependencies installed in Cinder venv"
 
+# =====================================================================
+# Step 6.5: Install CinderX for JIT Support
+# =====================================================================
+echo ""
+echo "====================================================================="
+echo "Step 6.5: Installing CinderX for JIT Support"
+echo "====================================================================="
+
+# Clone and install CinderX for JIT functionality
+CINDERX_COMMIT="497b2b671a8084345a8288cfbd9995acfab9dfbf"
+if ! [ -d "${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}/cinderx" ]; then
+    cd "${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}"
+    git clone https://github.com/facebookincubator/cinderx.git
+    cd cinderx
+    git checkout "${CINDERX_COMMIT}"
+fi
+
+# Install CinderX in Cinder virtual environment (already activated)
+cd "${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}/cinderx"
+python -m pip install -e .
+
+# Validate CinderX installation
+echo "Validating CinderX installation..."
+python -c "import cinderx; cinderx.init(); assert cinderx.is_initialized(), 'CinderX failed to initialize'; print('CinderX initialized successfully')"
+
+echo "CinderX installed and validated successfully"
+
 deactivate
 popd  # ${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}
 
@@ -500,6 +644,7 @@ export PROXYGEN_INSTALL_DIR="${DJANGO_WORKLOAD_ROOT}/proxygen/staging"
 # Build and install in venv_cpython
 echo ""
 echo "Installing proxygen_binding in venv_cpython..."
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${CPYTHON_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib"
 cd "${DJANGO_WORKLOAD_ROOT}/proxygen_binding"
 "${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}/venv_cpython/bin/python" -m pip install pybind11
 "${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}/venv_cpython/bin/python" -m pip install -e .
@@ -508,6 +653,7 @@ echo "proxygen_binding installed in venv_cpython"
 # Build and install in venv_cinder
 echo ""
 echo "Installing proxygen_binding in venv_cinder..."
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${CINDER_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib"
 cd "${DJANGO_WORKLOAD_ROOT}/proxygen_binding"
 "${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}/venv_cinder/bin/python" -m pip install pybind11
 "${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}/venv_cinder/bin/python" -m pip install -e .
@@ -522,6 +668,8 @@ echo "Step 9: Generating Code Variants for FeedFlow"
 echo "====================================================================="
 
 # Install jinja2 in venv_cpython
+# Set LD_LIBRARY_PATH for CPython shared library
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${CPYTHON_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib"
 echo "Installing jinja2 for code generation..."
 "${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}/venv_cpython/bin/python" -m pip install jinja2
 
diff --git a/packages/django_workload/install_django_workload_x86_64_centos9.sh b/packages/django_workload/install_django_workload_x86_64_centos9.sh
index dbb64348..150884b6 100755
--- a/packages/django_workload/install_django_workload_x86_64_centos9.sh
+++ b/packages/django_workload/install_django_workload_x86_64_centos9.sh
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ echo "====================================================================="
 dnf groupinstall "Development Tools" -y --exclude="texlive*"
 dnf install -y memcached libmemcached-awesome-devel zlib-devel screen \
     openssl-devel bzip2-devel libffi-devel wget make haproxy xxhash-devel \
-    perl-FindBin perl-JSON perl-core liburing-devel ninja-build
+    perl-FindBin perl-JSON perl-core liburing-devel ninja-build clang \
+    libev libev-devel
 
 echo "System dependencies installed successfully"
 
@@ -67,21 +68,14 @@ else
     alias wget='wget --no-clobber'
 fi
 pushd "${DJANGO_WORKLOAD_DEPS}"
-# cassandra-driver-3.29.1_x86_64.whl
-wget "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/eb/d5/e437271aea182e33db32e0990703b4e0d7025e4fba67829c5fd65dba926a/cassandra_driver-3.29.1-cp310-cp310-manylinux_2_17_x86_64.manylinux2014_x86_64.whl"
-# Removed Cython download as it's not needed
 # Django-5.2.3-py3-none-any.whl
 wget "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/1b/11/7aff961db37e1ea501a2bb663d27a8ce97f3683b9e5b83d3bfead8b86fa4/django-5.2.3-py3-none-any.whl"
-# django-cassandra-engine-1.6.2.tar.gz
-wget "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/1f/5e/438eb7f2d8b8e240701b721a43cb5a20cf970c8e9da8b3770df1de6d7c5b/django-cassandra-engine-1.6.2.tar.gz"
+# Note: django-cassandra-engine is installed directly from PyPI (not pre-downloaded) to avoid poetry build issues
 # django_statsd_mozilla-0.4.0-py3-none-any.whl
 wget "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/ac/54/5fa99753dab7ced46129a4c95c777596a2e4094a8b0f65c8764d60d5cff4/django_statsd_mozilla-0.4.0-py3-none-any.whl"
-# numpy-1.26.4-x86_64.whl
-wget "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/4b/d7/ecf66c1cd12dc28b4040b15ab4d17b773b87fa9d29ca16125de01adb36cd/numpy-1.26.4-cp310-cp310-manylinux_2_17_x86_64.manylinux2014_x86_64.whl"
 # psutil-5.8.0.tar.gz
 wget "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/e1/b0/7276de53321c12981717490516b7e612364f2cb372ee8901bd4a66a000d7/psutil-5.8.0.tar.gz"
-# pylibmc-1.6.1-cp36-cp36m-manylinux1_x86_64.whl
-wget "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/a7/0c/f7a3af34b05c167a69ed1fc330b06b658dac4ab25b8632c52d1022dd5337/pylibmc-1.6.1.tar.gz"
+# pylibmc - installed from GitHub source for Python 3.14 compatibility (see Step 6.3)
 # pytz-2021.1-py2.py3-none-any.whl
 wget "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/70/94/784178ca5dd892a98f113cdd923372024dc04b8d40abe77ca76b5fb90ca6/pytz-2021.1-py2.py3-none-any.whl"
 # six-1.16.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl
@@ -89,8 +83,7 @@ wget "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/d9/5a/e7c31adbe875f2abbb91bd84cf2d
 # statsd
 # wget "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/2c/a8/714954464435178017e8d2f39ff418e0c9ad4411a416d4acc315298b9cea/statsd-2.1.2.tar.gz"
 wget "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/47/33/c824f799128dfcfce2142f18d9bc6c55c46a939f6e4250639134222d99eb/statsd-3.3.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl"
-# uwsgi-2.0.22.tar.gz
-wget "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/a7/4e/c4d5559b3504bb65175a759392b03cac04b8771e9a9b14811adf1151f02f/uwsgi-2.0.22.tar.gz"
+# Note: uwsgi is installed directly from PyPI (not pre-downloaded) to ensure proper linking
 # geomet-0.2.1.post1-py3-none-any.whl
 wget "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/c9/81/156ca48f950f833ddc392f8e3677ca50a18cb9d5db38ccb4ecea55a9303f/geomet-0.2.1.post1-py3-none-any.whl"
 # click-7.1.2.tar.gz
@@ -217,45 +210,48 @@ popd
 echo "JDK and Cassandra installed successfully"
 
 # =====================================================================
-# Step 4: Build CPython 3.10
+# Step 4: Build CPython 3.14
 # =====================================================================
 echo ""
 echo "====================================================================="
-echo "Step 4: Building CPython 3.10"
+echo "Step 4: Building CPython 3.14"
 echo "====================================================================="
 
 pushd "${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}"
 
-# Install python3.10
-if ! [ -d Python-3.10.2 ]; then
-    wget https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.10.2/Python-3.10.2.tgz
-    tar -xzf Python-3.10.2.tgz
-    cd Python-3.10.2
+# Install python3.14
+if ! [ -d Python-3.14.2 ]; then
+    wget https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.14.2/Python-3.14.2.tgz
+    tar -xzf Python-3.14.2.tgz
+    cd Python-3.14.2
     ./configure --enable-optimizations --prefix="$(pwd)/python-build" --enable-shared LN="ln -s"
     make -j"${NUM_BUILD_JOBS}"
     make install
     cd ../
 fi
 
-CPYTHON_INSTALL_PREFIX="${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}/Python-3.10.2/python-build"
+CPYTHON_INSTALL_PREFIX="${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}/Python-3.14.2/python-build"
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${CPYTHON_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib"
 
-echo "CPython 3.10 built successfully"
+echo "CPython 3.14 built successfully"
 
 # =====================================================================
-# Step 5: Build Cinder 3.10
+# Step 5: Build Cinder 3.14
 # =====================================================================
 echo ""
 echo "====================================================================="
-echo "Step 5: Building Cinder 3.10"
+echo "Step 5: Building Cinder 3.14"
 echo "====================================================================="
 
 # Download and build Cinder
+# Using meta/3.14 branch at a known good commit for reproducibility
+CINDER_COMMIT="04f91c3659d8d2dfe4331a47548316289d2fa3f0"
 if ! [ -d "cinder" ]; then
-    git clone -b cinder/3.10 https://github.com/facebookincubator/cinder.git
+    git clone https://github.com/facebookincubator/cinder.git
     pushd cinder
+    git checkout "${CINDER_COMMIT}"
     mkdir -p cinder-build
-    ./configure --prefix="$(pwd)/cinder-build" --enable-optimizations --enable-shared LN="ln -s"
+    ./configure --prefix="$(pwd)/cinder-build" --enable-profiling --enable-optimizations --enable-shared LN="ln -s"
     make -j"${NUM_BUILD_JOBS}"
     make install
     popd
@@ -264,7 +260,7 @@ fi
 CINDER_INSTALL_PREFIX="${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}/cinder/cinder-build"
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${CINDER_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib"
 
-echo "Cinder 3.10 built successfully"
+echo "Cinder 3.14 built successfully"
 
 # =====================================================================
 # Step 6: Install Python dependencies in virtual environments
@@ -276,11 +272,57 @@ echo "====================================================================="
 
 # Create virtual environments for both CPython and Cinder
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${CPYTHON_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib"
-[ ! -d venv_cpython ] && "${CPYTHON_INSTALL_PREFIX}/bin/python3.10" -m venv venv_cpython
+[ ! -d venv_cpython ] && "${CPYTHON_INSTALL_PREFIX}/bin/python3.14" -m venv venv_cpython
 
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${CINDER_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib"
 [ ! -d venv_cinder ] && "${CINDER_INSTALL_PREFIX}/bin/python3" -m venv venv_cinder
 
+# =====================================================================
+# Step 6.3: Clone pylibmc from GitHub (Python 3.14 compatible)
+# =====================================================================
+echo ""
+echo "====================================================================="
+echo "Step 6.3: Cloning pylibmc from GitHub source"
+echo "====================================================================="
+
+# Clone pylibmc 1.6.1 from GitHub and patch for Python 3.14 compatibility
+# pylibmc trunk has bugs in the refactored _fetch_multi function that cause
+# memcached connection failures after ~2300 requests. Using stable 1.6.1
+# with a minimal setup.py patch (distutils→setuptools, remove "U" mode) instead.
+PYLIBMC_DIR="${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}/pylibmc"
+if ! [ -d "${PYLIBMC_DIR}" ]; then
+    cd "${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}"
+    git clone https://github.com/lericson/pylibmc.git
+    cd "${PYLIBMC_DIR}"
+    git checkout 1.6.1
+    # Apply Python 3.14 compatibility patch (setup.py: distutils removed in 3.12)
+    patch -p1 < "${BENCHPRESS_ROOT}/packages/django_workload/srcs/patches/pylibmc-1.6.1-py314-compat.patch"
+    echo "Applied pylibmc 1.6.1 Python 3.14 compatibility patch"
+fi
+
+# =====================================================================
+# Step 6.4: Clone cassandra-python-driver from GitHub (setuptools v82 compatible)
+# =====================================================================
+echo ""
+echo "====================================================================="
+echo "Step 6.4: Cloning cassandra-python-driver from GitHub source"
+echo "====================================================================="
+
+# Clone cassandra-python-driver from GitHub
+# PyPI version uses deprecated ez_setup which is incompatible with setuptools v82+
+# Latest trunk removed ez_setup for compatibility
+CASSANDRA_DRIVER_COMMIT="7d8015e3c1cff543a5f64c70cff3e14216e58037"
+CASSANDRA_DRIVER_DIR="${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}/cassandra-python-driver"
+if ! [ -d "${CASSANDRA_DRIVER_DIR}" ]; then
+    cd "${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}"
+    git clone https://github.com/apache/cassandra-python-driver.git
+    cd cassandra-python-driver
+    git checkout "${CASSANDRA_DRIVER_COMMIT}"
+fi
+
+# Return to DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT before activating virtual environments
+cd "${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}"
+
 # Install packages in CPython environment
 set +u
 # shellcheck disable=SC1091
@@ -289,12 +331,35 @@ set -u
 
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${CPYTHON_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib"
 export CMAKE_LIBRARY_PATH="${CPYTHON_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib"
-export CPATH="${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}/Python-3.10.2/python-build/include:${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}/Python-3.10.2/Include"
+export CPATH="${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}/Python-3.14.2/python-build/include:${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}/Python-3.14.2/Include"
+# Set LIBRARY_PATH and LDFLAGS to ensure packages link against CPython's libpython
+export LIBRARY_PATH="${CPYTHON_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib"
+export LDFLAGS="-L${CPYTHON_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib -Wl,-rpath,${CPYTHON_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib"
+
+# Install pylibmc first (required by django-workload)
+cd "${PYLIBMC_DIR}"
+pip3.14 install -e .
+echo "pylibmc installed in CPython venv"
+
+# Install uwsgi directly from PyPI to ensure proper linking with CPython's libpython
+# Use --no-cache-dir to prevent reusing a wheel built for a different Python environment
+pip3.14 install --no-cache-dir uwsgi
+echo "uwsgi installed in CPython venv"
+
+# Install django-cassandra-engine directly from PyPI to avoid poetry build issues
+pip3.14 install django-cassandra-engine
+echo "django-cassandra-engine installed in CPython venv"
 
 # Install dependencies using third_party pip dependencies
-pip3.10 install "django-statsd-mozilla" --no-index --find-links file://"${DJANGO_WORKLOAD_DEPS}"
-pip3.10 install "numpy>=1.19" --no-index --find-links file://"${DJANGO_WORKLOAD_DEPS}"
-pip3.10 install -e . --no-index --find-links file://"${DJANGO_WORKLOAD_DEPS}"
+cd "${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}"
+pip3.14 install "django-statsd-mozilla" --no-index --find-links file://"${DJANGO_WORKLOAD_DEPS}"
+# Install cassandra-driver from GitHub source (setuptools v82+ compatible)
+# Disable Cython extension to avoid build issues
+cd "${CASSANDRA_DRIVER_DIR}"
+CASS_DRIVER_NO_CYTHON=1 pip3.14 install -e .
+echo "cassandra-driver installed in CPython venv"
+cd "${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}"
+pip3.14 install -e . --no-index --find-links file://"${DJANGO_WORKLOAD_DEPS}"
 
 echo "Dependencies installed in CPython venv"
 
@@ -308,16 +373,67 @@ pushd "${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}"
 export CPATH="${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}/cinder/cinder-build/include:${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}/cinder/Include"
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${CINDER_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib"
 export CMAKE_LIBRARY_PATH="${CINDER_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib"
+# Critical: Set LIBRARY_PATH and LDFLAGS to ensure uwsgi links against Cinder's libpython
+# Without these, the linker may find CPython's libpython3.14.so instead
+export LIBRARY_PATH="${CINDER_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib"
+export LDFLAGS="-L${CINDER_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib -Wl,-rpath,${CINDER_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib"
 source ./venv_cinder/bin/activate
 set -u
 
+# Install pylibmc first (required by django-workload)
+cd "${PYLIBMC_DIR}"
+pip3.14 install -e .
+echo "pylibmc installed in Cinder venv"
+
+# Install uwsgi directly from PyPI to ensure proper linking with Cinder's libpython
+# Use --no-cache-dir to prevent reusing a wheel built for a different Python environment
+pip3.14 install --no-cache-dir uwsgi
+echo "uwsgi installed in Cinder venv"
+
+# Install django-cassandra-engine directly from PyPI to avoid poetry build issues
+pip3.14 install django-cassandra-engine
+echo "django-cassandra-engine installed in Cinder venv"
+
 # Install dependencies using third_party pip dependencies
-pip3.10 install "django-statsd-mozilla" --no-index --find-links file://"${DJANGO_WORKLOAD_DEPS}"
-pip3.10 install "numpy>=1.19" --no-index --find-links file://"${DJANGO_WORKLOAD_DEPS}"
-pip3.10 install -e . --no-index --find-links file://"${DJANGO_WORKLOAD_DEPS}"
+cd "${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}"
+pip3.14 install "django-statsd-mozilla" --no-index --find-links file://"${DJANGO_WORKLOAD_DEPS}"
+# Install cassandra-driver from GitHub source (setuptools v82+ compatible)
+# Disable Cython extension to avoid build issues
+cd "${CASSANDRA_DRIVER_DIR}"
+CASS_DRIVER_NO_CYTHON=1 pip3.14 install -e .
+echo "cassandra-driver installed in Cinder venv"
+cd "${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}"
+pip3.14 install -e . --no-index --find-links file://"${DJANGO_WORKLOAD_DEPS}"
 
 echo "Dependencies installed in Cinder venv"
 
+# =====================================================================
+# Step 6.5: Install CinderX for JIT Support
+# =====================================================================
+echo ""
+echo "====================================================================="
+echo "Step 6.5: Installing CinderX for JIT Support"
+echo "====================================================================="
+
+# Clone and install CinderX for JIT functionality
+CINDERX_COMMIT="497b2b671a8084345a8288cfbd9995acfab9dfbf"
+if ! [ -d "${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}/cinderx" ]; then
+    cd "${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}"
+    git clone https://github.com/facebookincubator/cinderx.git
+    cd cinderx
+    git checkout "${CINDERX_COMMIT}"
+fi
+
+# Install CinderX in Cinder virtual environment (already activated)
+cd "${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}/cinderx"
+python -m pip install -e .
+
+# Validate CinderX installation
+echo "Validating CinderX installation..."
+python -c "import cinderx; cinderx.init(); assert cinderx.is_initialized(), 'CinderX failed to initialize'; print('CinderX initialized successfully')"
+
+echo "CinderX installed and validated successfully"
+
 deactivate
 popd  # ${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}
 
@@ -510,6 +626,7 @@ export PROXYGEN_INSTALL_DIR="${DJANGO_WORKLOAD_ROOT}/proxygen/staging"
 # Build and install in venv_cpython
 echo ""
 echo "Installing proxygen_binding in venv_cpython..."
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${CPYTHON_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib"
 cd "${DJANGO_WORKLOAD_ROOT}/proxygen_binding"
 "${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}/venv_cpython/bin/python" -m pip install pybind11
 "${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}/venv_cpython/bin/python" -m pip install -e .
@@ -518,6 +635,7 @@ echo "proxygen_binding installed in venv_cpython"
 # Build and install in venv_cinder
 echo ""
 echo "Installing proxygen_binding in venv_cinder..."
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${CINDER_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib"
 cd "${DJANGO_WORKLOAD_ROOT}/proxygen_binding"
 "${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}/venv_cinder/bin/python" -m pip install pybind11
 "${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}/venv_cinder/bin/python" -m pip install -e .
@@ -532,6 +650,8 @@ echo "Step 9: Generating Code Variants for FeedFlow"
 echo "====================================================================="
 
 # Install jinja2 in venv_cpython
+# Set LD_LIBRARY_PATH for CPython shared library
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${CPYTHON_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib"
 echo "Installing jinja2 for code generation..."
 "${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}/venv_cpython/bin/python" -m pip install jinja2
 
diff --git a/packages/django_workload/install_django_workload_x86_64_ubuntu22.sh b/packages/django_workload/install_django_workload_x86_64_ubuntu22.sh
index 6885f2ad..b122ddf0 100755
--- a/packages/django_workload/install_django_workload_x86_64_ubuntu22.sh
+++ b/packages/django_workload/install_django_workload_x86_64_ubuntu22.sh
@@ -39,7 +39,20 @@ echo "====================================================================="
 apt install -y memcached libmemcached-dev zlib1g-dev screen \
     python3 python3.10-dev python3.10-venv rpm libffi-dev \
     libssl-dev libcrypt-dev haproxy libxxhash-dev \
-    perl ninja-build
+    perl liburing-dev ninja-build libev4 libev-dev cmake \
+    software-properties-common
+
+# Install Clang 17 for CinderX compatibility
+# CinderX requires GCC 13+ or Clang 15+ for C23 attribute support ([[clang::always_inline]])
+# Ubuntu 22.04's default Clang 14 doesn't support this, so we install Clang 17 from LLVM repos
+wget -qO- https://apt.llvm.org/llvm-snapshot.gpg.key | tee /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/apt.llvm.org.asc
+add-apt-repository -y "deb http://apt.llvm.org/jammy/ llvm-toolchain-jammy-17 main"
+apt update
+apt install -y clang-17
+
+# Set Clang 17 as the default clang
+update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/clang clang /usr/bin/clang-17 100
+update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/clang++ clang++ /usr/bin/clang++-17 100
 
 echo "System dependencies installed successfully"
 
@@ -69,30 +82,23 @@ else
     alias wget='wget --no-clobber'
 fi
 pushd "${DJANGO_WORKLOAD_DEPS}"
-# cassandra-driver-3.29.1_x86_64.whl
-wget "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/eb/d5/e437271aea182e33db32e0990703b4e0d7025e4fba67829c5fd65dba926a/cassandra_driver-3.29.1-cp310-cp310-manylinux_2_17_x86_64.manylinux2014_x86_64.whl"
 # Django-5.2.3-py3-none-any.whl
 wget "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/1b/11/7aff961db37e1ea501a2bb663d27a8ce97f3683b9e5b83d3bfead8b86fa4/django-5.2.3-py3-none-any.whl"
 # Dulwich 0.21.2.tar.gz
 wget "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/14/a5/cf61f9209d48abf47d48086e0a0388f1030bb5f7cf2661972eee56ccee3d/dulwich-0.21.2.tar.gz"
-# django-cassandra-engine-1.6.2.tar.gz
-wget "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/1f/5e/438eb7f2d8b8e240701b721a43cb5a20cf970c8e9da8b3770df1de6d7c5b/django-cassandra-engine-1.6.2.tar.gz"
+# Note: django-cassandra-engine is installed directly from PyPI (not pre-downloaded) to avoid poetry build issues
 # django-statsd-mozilla-0.4.3-py3-none-any.whl
 wget "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/ac/54/5fa99753dab7ced46129a4c95c777596a2e4094a8b0f65c8764d60d5cff4/django_statsd_mozilla-0.4.0-py3-none-any.whl"
-# numpy-1.26.4-x86_64.whl
-wget "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/4b/d7/ecf66c1cd12dc28b4040b15ab4d17b773b87fa9d29ca16125de01adb36cd/numpy-1.26.4-cp310-cp310-manylinux_2_17_x86_64.manylinux2014_x86_64.whl"
 # psutil-5.8.0.tar.gz
 wget "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/e1/b0/7276de53321c12981717490516b7e612364f2cb372ee8901bd4a66a000d7/psutil-5.8.0.tar.gz"
-# pylibmc-1.6.1.tar.gz
-wget "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/a7/0c/f7a3af34b05c167a69ed1fc330b06b658dac4ab25b8632c52d1022dd5337/pylibmc-1.6.1.tar.gz"
+# pylibmc - installed from GitHub source for Python 3.14 compatibility (see Step 6.3)
 # pytz-2021.1-py2.py3-none-any.whl
 wget "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/70/94/784178ca5dd892a98f113cdd923372024dc04b8d40abe77ca76b5fb90ca6/pytz-2021.1-py2.py3-none-any.whl"
 # six-1.16.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl
 wget "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/d9/5a/e7c31adbe875f2abbb91bd84cf2dc52d792b5a01506781dbcf25c91daf11/six-1.16.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl"
 # statsd-3.3.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl
 wget "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/47/33/c824f799128dfcfce2142f18d9bc6c55c46a939f6e4250639134222d99eb/statsd-3.3.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl"
-# uwsgi-2.0.22.tar.gz
-wget "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/a7/4e/c4d5559b3504bb65175a759392b03cac04b8771e9a9b14811adf1151f02f/uwsgi-2.0.22.tar.gz"
+# Note: uwsgi is installed directly from PyPI (not pre-downloaded) to ensure proper linking
 # geomet-0.2.1.post1-py3-none-any.whl
 wget "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/c9/81/156ca48f950f833ddc392f8e3677ca50a18cb9d5db38ccb4ecea55a9303f/geomet-0.2.1.post1-py3-none-any.whl"
 # click-7.1.2.tar.gz
@@ -217,34 +223,48 @@ popd
 echo "JDK and Cassandra installed successfully"
 
 # =====================================================================
-# Step 4: Build CPython 3.10
+# Step 4: Build CPython 3.14
 # =====================================================================
 echo ""
 echo "====================================================================="
-echo "Step 4: Building CPython 3.10"
+echo "Step 4: Building CPython 3.14"
 echo "====================================================================="
 
 pushd "${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}"
 
-# Ubuntu 22 comes with python3.10, so we use system python
-echo "Using system Python 3.10"
+# Install python3.14 from source
+if ! [ -d Python-3.14.2 ]; then
+    wget https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.14.2/Python-3.14.2.tgz
+    tar -xzf Python-3.14.2.tgz
+    cd Python-3.14.2
+    ./configure --enable-optimizations --prefix="$(pwd)/python-build" --enable-shared LN="ln -s"
+    make -j"${NUM_BUILD_JOBS}"
+    make install
+    cd ../
+fi
+
+CPYTHON_INSTALL_PREFIX="${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}/Python-3.14.2/python-build"
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${CPYTHON_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib"
 
-echo "CPython 3.10 ready"
+echo "CPython 3.14 built successfully"
 
 # =====================================================================
-# Step 5: Build Cinder 3.10
+# Step 5: Build Cinder 3.14
 # =====================================================================
 echo ""
 echo "====================================================================="
-echo "Step 5: Building Cinder 3.10"
+echo "Step 5: Building Cinder 3.14"
 echo "====================================================================="
 
 # Download and build Cinder
+# Using meta/3.14 branch at a known good commit for reproducibility
+CINDER_COMMIT="04f91c3659d8d2dfe4331a47548316289d2fa3f0"
 if ! [ -d "cinder" ]; then
-    git clone -b cinder/3.10 https://github.com/facebookincubator/cinder.git
+    git clone https://github.com/facebookincubator/cinder.git
     pushd cinder
+    git checkout "${CINDER_COMMIT}"
     mkdir -p cinder-build
-    ./configure --prefix="$(pwd)/cinder-build" --enable-optimizations --enable-shared LN="ln -s"
+    ./configure --prefix="$(pwd)/cinder-build" --enable-profiling --enable-optimizations --enable-shared LN="ln -s"
     make -j"${NUM_BUILD_JOBS}"
     make install
     popd
@@ -253,7 +273,7 @@ fi
 CINDER_INSTALL_PREFIX="${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}/cinder/cinder-build"
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${CINDER_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib"
 
-echo "Cinder 3.10 built successfully"
+echo "Cinder 3.14 built successfully"
 
 # =====================================================================
 # Step 6: Install Python dependencies in virtual environments
@@ -265,22 +285,96 @@ echo "====================================================================="
 
 # Create virtual environments for both CPython and Cinder
 # Create CPython virtual env
-python3.10 -m venv venv_cpython
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${CPYTHON_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib"
+[ ! -d venv_cpython ] && "${CPYTHON_INSTALL_PREFIX}/bin/python3.14" -m venv venv_cpython
 
 # Create Cinder virtual env
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${CINDER_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib"
 [ ! -d venv_cinder ] && "${CINDER_INSTALL_PREFIX}/bin/python3" -m venv venv_cinder
 
+# =====================================================================
+# Step 6.3: Clone pylibmc from GitHub (Python 3.14 compatible)
+# =====================================================================
+echo ""
+echo "====================================================================="
+echo "Step 6.3: Cloning pylibmc from GitHub source"
+echo "====================================================================="
+
+# Clone pylibmc 1.6.1 from GitHub and patch for Python 3.14 compatibility
+# pylibmc trunk has bugs in the refactored _fetch_multi function that cause
+# memcached connection failures after ~2300 requests. Using stable 1.6.1
+# with a minimal setup.py patch (distutils→setuptools, remove "U" mode) instead.
+PYLIBMC_DIR="${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}/pylibmc"
+if ! [ -d "${PYLIBMC_DIR}" ]; then
+    cd "${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}"
+    git clone https://github.com/lericson/pylibmc.git
+    cd "${PYLIBMC_DIR}"
+    git checkout 1.6.1
+    # Apply Python 3.14 compatibility patch (setup.py: distutils removed in 3.12)
+    patch -p1 < "${BENCHPRESS_ROOT}/packages/django_workload/srcs/patches/pylibmc-1.6.1-py314-compat.patch"
+    echo "Applied pylibmc 1.6.1 Python 3.14 compatibility patch"
+fi
+
+# =====================================================================
+# Step 6.4: Clone cassandra-python-driver from GitHub (setuptools v82 compatible)
+# =====================================================================
+echo ""
+echo "====================================================================="
+echo "Step 6.4: Cloning cassandra-python-driver from GitHub source"
+echo "====================================================================="
+
+# Clone cassandra-python-driver from GitHub
+# PyPI version uses deprecated ez_setup which is incompatible with setuptools v82+
+# Latest trunk removed ez_setup for compatibility
+CASSANDRA_DRIVER_COMMIT="7d8015e3c1cff543a5f64c70cff3e14216e58037"
+CASSANDRA_DRIVER_DIR="${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}/cassandra-python-driver"
+if ! [ -d "${CASSANDRA_DRIVER_DIR}" ]; then
+    cd "${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}"
+    git clone https://github.com/apache/cassandra-python-driver.git
+    cd cassandra-python-driver
+    git checkout "${CASSANDRA_DRIVER_COMMIT}"
+fi
+
+# Return to DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT before activating virtual environments
+cd "${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}"
+
 # Install packages in CPython environment
 set +u
 # shellcheck disable=SC1091
 source ./venv_cpython/bin/activate
 set -u
 
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${CPYTHON_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib"
+export CMAKE_LIBRARY_PATH="${CPYTHON_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib"
+export CPATH="${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}/Python-3.14.2/python-build/include:${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}/Python-3.14.2/Include"
+# Set LIBRARY_PATH and LDFLAGS to ensure packages link against CPython's libpython
+export LIBRARY_PATH="${CPYTHON_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib"
+export LDFLAGS="-L${CPYTHON_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib -Wl,-rpath,${CPYTHON_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib"
+
+# Install pylibmc first (required by django-workload)
+cd "${PYLIBMC_DIR}"
+pip3.14 install -e .
+echo "pylibmc installed in CPython venv"
+
+# Install uwsgi directly from PyPI to ensure proper linking with CPython's libpython
+# Use --no-cache-dir to prevent reusing a wheel built for a different Python environment
+pip3.14 install --no-cache-dir uwsgi
+echo "uwsgi installed in CPython venv"
+
+# Install django-cassandra-engine directly from PyPI to avoid poetry build issues
+pip3.14 install django-cassandra-engine
+echo "django-cassandra-engine installed in CPython venv"
+
 # Install dependencies using third_party pip dependencies
-pip3 install "django-statsd-mozilla" --no-index --find-links file://"${DJANGO_WORKLOAD_DEPS}"
-pip3 install "numpy>=1.19" --no-index --find-links file://"${DJANGO_WORKLOAD_DEPS}"
-pip3 install -e . --no-index --find-links file://"${DJANGO_WORKLOAD_DEPS}"
+cd "${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}"
+pip3.14 install "django-statsd-mozilla" --no-index --find-links file://"${DJANGO_WORKLOAD_DEPS}"
+# Install cassandra-driver from GitHub source (setuptools v82+ compatible)
+# Disable Cython extension to avoid build issues
+cd "${CASSANDRA_DRIVER_DIR}"
+CASS_DRIVER_NO_CYTHON=1 pip3.14 install -e .
+echo "cassandra-driver installed in CPython venv"
+cd "${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}"
+pip3.14 install -e . --no-index --find-links file://"${DJANGO_WORKLOAD_DEPS}"
 
 echo "Dependencies installed in CPython venv"
 
@@ -295,16 +389,67 @@ pushd "${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}"
 export CPATH="${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}/cinder/cinder-build/include:${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}/cinder/Include"
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${CINDER_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib"
 export CMAKE_LIBRARY_PATH="${CINDER_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib"
+# Critical: Set LIBRARY_PATH and LDFLAGS to ensure uwsgi links against Cinder's libpython
+# Without these, the linker may find CPython's libpython3.14.so instead
+export LIBRARY_PATH="${CINDER_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib"
+export LDFLAGS="-L${CINDER_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib -Wl,-rpath,${CINDER_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib"
 source ./venv_cinder/bin/activate
 set -u
 
+# Install pylibmc first (required by django-workload)
+cd "${PYLIBMC_DIR}"
+pip3.14 install -e .
+echo "pylibmc installed in Cinder venv"
+
+# Install uwsgi directly from PyPI to ensure proper linking with Cinder's libpython
+# Use --no-cache-dir to prevent reusing a wheel built for a different Python environment
+pip3.14 install --no-cache-dir uwsgi
+echo "uwsgi installed in Cinder venv"
+
+# Install django-cassandra-engine directly from PyPI to avoid poetry build issues
+pip3.14 install django-cassandra-engine
+echo "django-cassandra-engine installed in Cinder venv"
+
 # Install dependencies using third_party pip dependencies
-pip3 install "django-statsd-mozilla" --no-index --find-links file://"${DJANGO_WORKLOAD_DEPS}"
-pip3 install "numpy>=1.19" --no-index --find-links file://"${DJANGO_WORKLOAD_DEPS}"
-pip3 install -e . --no-index --find-links file://"${DJANGO_WORKLOAD_DEPS}"
+cd "${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}"
+pip3.14 install "django-statsd-mozilla" --no-index --find-links file://"${DJANGO_WORKLOAD_DEPS}"
+# Install cassandra-driver from GitHub source (setuptools v82+ compatible)
+# Disable Cython extension to avoid build issues
+cd "${CASSANDRA_DRIVER_DIR}"
+CASS_DRIVER_NO_CYTHON=1 pip3.14 install -e .
+echo "cassandra-driver installed in Cinder venv"
+cd "${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}"
+pip3.14 install -e . --no-index --find-links file://"${DJANGO_WORKLOAD_DEPS}"
 
 echo "Dependencies installed in Cinder venv"
 
+# =====================================================================
+# Step 6.5: Install CinderX for JIT Support
+# =====================================================================
+echo ""
+echo "====================================================================="
+echo "Step 6.5: Installing CinderX for JIT Support"
+echo "====================================================================="
+
+# Clone and install CinderX for JIT functionality
+CINDERX_COMMIT="497b2b671a8084345a8288cfbd9995acfab9dfbf"
+if ! [ -d "${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}/cinderx" ]; then
+    cd "${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}"
+    git clone https://github.com/facebookincubator/cinderx.git
+    cd cinderx
+    git checkout "${CINDERX_COMMIT}"
+fi
+
+# Install CinderX in Cinder virtual environment (already activated)
+cd "${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}/cinderx"
+python -m pip install -e .
+
+# Validate CinderX installation
+echo "Validating CinderX installation..."
+python -c "import cinderx; cinderx.init(); assert cinderx.is_initialized(), 'CinderX failed to initialize'; print('CinderX initialized successfully')"
+
+echo "CinderX installed and validated successfully"
+
 deactivate
 popd  # ${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}
 
@@ -497,6 +642,7 @@ export PROXYGEN_INSTALL_DIR="${DJANGO_WORKLOAD_ROOT}/proxygen/staging"
 # Build and install in venv_cpython
 echo ""
 echo "Installing proxygen_binding in venv_cpython..."
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${CPYTHON_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib"
 cd "${DJANGO_WORKLOAD_ROOT}/proxygen_binding"
 "${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}/venv_cpython/bin/python" -m pip install pybind11
 "${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}/venv_cpython/bin/python" -m pip install -e .
@@ -505,6 +651,7 @@ echo "proxygen_binding installed in venv_cpython"
 # Build and install in venv_cinder
 echo ""
 echo "Installing proxygen_binding in venv_cinder..."
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${CINDER_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib"
 cd "${DJANGO_WORKLOAD_ROOT}/proxygen_binding"
 "${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}/venv_cinder/bin/python" -m pip install pybind11
 "${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}/venv_cinder/bin/python" -m pip install -e .
@@ -519,6 +666,8 @@ echo "Step 9: Generating Code Variants for FeedFlow"
 echo "====================================================================="
 
 # Install jinja2 in venv_cpython
+# Set LD_LIBRARY_PATH for CPython shared library
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${CPYTHON_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib"
 echo "Installing jinja2 for code generation..."
 "${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}/venv_cpython/bin/python" -m pip install jinja2
 
diff --git a/packages/django_workload/srcs/bin/run.sh b/packages/django_workload/srcs/bin/run.sh
index 19770105..cffc973b 100755
--- a/packages/django_workload/srcs/bin/run.sh
+++ b/packages/django_workload/srcs/bin/run.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ SCRIPT_ROOT="$(dirname "$(readlink -f "$0")")"
 BENCHPRESS_ROOT="$(readlink -f "${SCRIPT_ROOT}/../../..")"
 DJANGO_PKG_SRC_ROOT="${BENCHPRESS_ROOT}/packages/django_workload/srcs"
 DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT="$(readlink -f "${SCRIPT_ROOT}/../django-workload/django-workload")"
-CPYTHON_PATH="${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}/Python-3.10.2/python-build"
+CPYTHON_PATH="${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}/Python-3.14.2/python-build"
 CINDER_PATH="${DJANGO_SERVER_ROOT}/cinder/cinder-build"
 MEMCACHED_PID=
 CASSANDRA_PID=
@@ -142,8 +142,27 @@ cleanup() {
   #   echo "$HAPROXY_PIDS" | xargs -r kill -9 2>/dev/null || true
   # fi
 
-  # Stop memcached
-  [ -n "$MEMCACHED_PID" ] && { echo "Stopping memcached"; kill "$MEMCACHED_PID" 2>/dev/null || true; }
+  # Stop memcached using PID file
+  if [ -f memcached.pid ]; then
+    MEMCACHED_PID="$(cat memcached.pid)"
+    echo "Stopping memcached (PID: $MEMCACHED_PID)"
+    kill "$MEMCACHED_PID" 2>/dev/null || true
+
+    # Wait briefly for graceful shutdown
+    sleep 1
+
+    # Force kill if still running
+    if kill -0 "$MEMCACHED_PID" 2>/dev/null; then
+      echo "Force killing memcached (PID: $MEMCACHED_PID)"
+      kill -9 "$MEMCACHED_PID" 2>/dev/null || true
+    fi
+
+    rm -f memcached.pid
+  elif [ -n "$MEMCACHED_PID" ]; then
+    # Fallback to variable if PID file doesn't exist
+    echo "Stopping memcached (PID: $MEMCACHED_PID)"
+    kill "$MEMCACHED_PID" 2>/dev/null || true
+  fi
 
   # Stop Cassandra using PID file
   if [ -f cassandra.pid ]; then
@@ -515,15 +534,12 @@ start_django_server() {
   # Export FBTHRIFT_PREFIX for thrift Python bindings
   export FBTHRIFT_PREFIX="${SCRIPT_ROOT}/../proxygen/proxygen/_build/deps"
 
-  # Enable JIT if requested (Cinder on x86 only)
-  if [ "${use_jit}" -gt 0 ] && [ "${interpreter}" = "cinder" ]; then
-    echo "Enabling Cinder JIT..."
-    export PYTHONJIT=1
-    export PYTHONJITWRITEPROFILE=/tmp/cinder-jit.profile
-    export PYTHONJITPROFILEINTERP=1
-    export PYTHONJITPROFILEINTERPPERIOD=10
-    #export PYTHONJITDUMPSTATS=1
-    export PYTHONJITALLSTATICFUNCTIONS=1
+  # Enable JIT if requested (Cinder only)
+  if [ "${use_jit}" -ge 0 ] && [ "${interpreter}" = "cinder" ]; then
+    echo "Enabling Cinder JIT (CinderX)..."
+    export PYTHONJITALL=1
+    export PYTHONJITLOGFILE=/tmp/cinder-jit.log
+    export PYTHONJITDUMPSTATS=1
   fi
 
   # Export FBTHRIFT_PREFIX for thrift Python bindings
@@ -534,6 +550,8 @@ start_django_server() {
   ./django-workload/services/memcached/run-memcached > memcached.log 2>&1 &
 
   MEMCACHED_PID=$!
+  echo "$MEMCACHED_PID" > memcached.pid
+  echo "Started memcached with PID: $MEMCACHED_PID"
 
   # Start django-workload
   # Set the cassandra ip in django config file
diff --git a/packages/django_workload/srcs/django-workload/client/run-siege b/packages/django_workload/srcs/django-workload/client/run-siege
index 85c43f81..d5207400 100755
--- a/packages/django_workload/srcs/django-workload/client/run-siege
+++ b/packages/django_workload/srcs/django-workload/client/run-siege
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import optparse
 import os
 import subprocess
 import re
-import numpy as np
+import statistics
 
 # Concurrent worker count
 WORKERS = 185
@@ -274,8 +274,8 @@ def parse_results(iterations, url_dict, url_target):
         if iterations > 1:
             del url_dict[url][second_idx]
             del url_dict[url][first_idx]
-        arr = np.array(url_dict[url])
-        arr_mean = np.mean(arr) * 100
+        arr = url_dict[url]
+        arr_mean = statistics.mean(arr) * 100 if arr else 0
         print(padding(url, 3), end="")
         print(str(arr_mean) + "%, expected " + str(url_target[url]) + "%")
     print()
@@ -287,13 +287,13 @@ def parse_results(iterations, url_dict, url_target):
 
         print(padding(metric, 5), end="")
 
-        arr = np.array(results[metric])
-        arr_mean = np.mean(arr)
+        arr = results[metric]
+        arr_mean = statistics.mean(arr) if arr else -1
         if arr_mean >= 0:
-            if arr_mean == 0:
+            if arr_mean == 0 or len(arr) < 2:
                 arr_rsd = 0
             else:
-                arr_rsd = np.std(arr) / arr_mean
+                arr_rsd = statistics.stdev(arr) / arr_mean
             print(str(arr_mean) + " " + unit_measures[metric], end="")
             print(" ---- RSD " + str(arr_rsd))
         else:
diff --git a/packages/django_workload/srcs/django-workload/client/run-wrk b/packages/django_workload/srcs/django-workload/client/run-wrk
index 8cd44cd1..ba62c315 100755
--- a/packages/django_workload/srcs/django-workload/client/run-wrk
+++ b/packages/django_workload/srcs/django-workload/client/run-wrk
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import optparse
 import os
 import subprocess
 import re
-import numpy as np
+import statistics
 
 # Concurrent worker count
 WORKERS = 185
@@ -482,8 +482,8 @@ def parse_results(iterations, url_dict, url_target):
         if iterations > 1:
             del base_url_dict[url][second_idx]
             del base_url_dict[url][first_idx]
-        arr = np.array(base_url_dict[url])
-        arr_mean = np.mean(arr) * 100
+        arr = base_url_dict[url]
+        arr_mean = statistics.mean(arr) * 100 if arr else 0
         expected_perc = (base_url_target[url] / total_expected_weight) * 100
         print(padding(url, 3), end="")
         print(str(arr_mean) + "%, expected " + str(expected_perc) + "%")
@@ -497,13 +497,13 @@ def parse_results(iterations, url_dict, url_target):
 
         print(padding(metric, 5), end="")
 
-        arr = np.array(results[metric])
-        arr_mean = np.mean(arr)
+        arr = results[metric]
+        arr_mean = statistics.mean(arr) if arr else -1
         if arr_mean >= 0:
-            if arr_mean == 0:
+            if arr_mean == 0 or len(arr) < 2:
                 arr_rsd = 0
             else:
-                arr_rsd = np.std(arr) / arr_mean
+                arr_rsd = statistics.stdev(arr) / arr_mean
             print(str(arr_mean) + " " + unit_measures[metric], end="")
             print(" ---- RSD " + str(arr_rsd))
         else:
diff --git a/packages/django_workload/srcs/django-workload/django-workload/django_workload/cache_backend.py b/packages/django_workload/srcs/django-workload/django-workload/django_workload/cache_backend.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b79faa7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/django_workload/srcs/django-workload/django-workload/django_workload/cache_backend.py
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+# Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
+#
+# This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+# LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+
+"""Fault-tolerant PyLibMCCache backend.
+
+Wraps Django's PyLibMCCache to catch pylibmc connection errors (e.g. ENOTCONN)
+and treat them as cache misses instead of crashing the request. This is
+necessary because DjangoBench V2's per-worker-port architecture creates 176
+independent pylibmc connections to a single memcached instance, and transient
+connection failures are expected under high concurrency.
+"""
+
+import logging
+
+from django.core.cache.backends.memcached import PyLibMCCache
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class FaultTolerantPyLibMCCache(PyLibMCCache):
+    """PyLibMCCache that treats connection errors as cache misses."""
+
+    def get(self, key, default=None, version=None):
+        try:
+            return super().get(key, default, version)
+        except Exception:
+            return default
+
+    def set(self, key, value, timeout=None, version=None):
+        try:
+            return super().set(key, value, timeout, version)
+        except Exception:
+            return False
+
+    def delete(self, key, version=None):
+        try:
+            return super().delete(key, version)
+        except Exception:
+            return False
+
+    def get_many(self, keys, version=None):
+        try:
+            return super().get_many(keys, version)
+        except Exception:
+            return {}
+
+    def set_many(self, mapping, timeout=None, version=None):
+        try:
+            return super().set_many(mapping, timeout, version)
+        except Exception:
+            return list(mapping.keys())
diff --git a/packages/django_workload/srcs/django-workload/django-workload/django_workload/settings.py b/packages/django_workload/srcs/django-workload/django-workload/django_workload/settings.py
index f043a103..9dc27ed5 100644
--- a/packages/django_workload/srcs/django-workload/django-workload/django_workload/settings.py
+++ b/packages/django_workload/srcs/django-workload/django-workload/django_workload/settings.py
@@ -140,9 +140,13 @@
 STATSD_IPV6 = False
 
 # Cache configuration
+# Uses FaultTolerantPyLibMCCache to handle transient pylibmc connection errors
+# (ENOTCONN, CONNECTION FAILURE) gracefully as cache misses instead of crashing
+# requests. This is needed because V2's per-worker-port architecture creates
+# 176 independent pylibmc connections to a single memcached instance.
 CACHES = {
     "default": {
-        "BACKEND": "django.core.cache.backends.memcached.PyLibMCCache",
+        "BACKEND": "django_workload.cache_backend.FaultTolerantPyLibMCCache",
         "LOCATION": "127.0.0.1:11811",
     }
 }
diff --git a/packages/django_workload/srcs/django-workload/django-workload/start_loadbalanced_server.py b/packages/django_workload/srcs/django-workload/django-workload/start_loadbalanced_server.py
index c3d64cd9..24feb3b6 100644
--- a/packages/django_workload/srcs/django-workload/django-workload/start_loadbalanced_server.py
+++ b/packages/django_workload/srcs/django-workload/django-workload/start_loadbalanced_server.py
@@ -121,6 +121,12 @@ def start_uwsgi(self) -> None:
         env["PROXYGEN_THREADS"] = str(self.threads_per_worker)
         env["PYTHONUNBUFFERED"] = "1"
 
+        # Ensure LD_LIBRARY_PATH is set for Python 3.14 shared library
+        # This is critical for uWSGI workers to find libpython3.14.so
+        if "LD_LIBRARY_PATH" in os.environ:
+            env["LD_LIBRARY_PATH"] = os.environ["LD_LIBRARY_PATH"]
+            logger.info(f"Using LD_LIBRARY_PATH: {env['LD_LIBRARY_PATH']}")
+
         # Start uWSGI with config overrides
         # Use --set to override config variables (standard uWSGI way)
         self.uwsgi_process = subprocess.Popen(
@@ -775,6 +781,12 @@ def start_worker(self, worker_id: int, port: int) -> subprocess.Popen:
         env = os.environ.copy()
         env["PYTHONUNBUFFERED"] = "1"  # Disable output buffering
 
+        # Ensure LD_LIBRARY_PATH is set for Python 3.14 shared library
+        # This is critical for uWSGI workers to find libpython3.14.so
+        if "LD_LIBRARY_PATH" in os.environ:
+            env["LD_LIBRARY_PATH"] = os.environ["LD_LIBRARY_PATH"]
+            logger.info(f"Using LD_LIBRARY_PATH: {env['LD_LIBRARY_PATH']}")
+
         # Start worker process
         process = subprocess.Popen(
             [
diff --git a/packages/django_workload/srcs/django-workload/django-workload/uwsgi.ini b/packages/django_workload/srcs/django-workload/django-workload/uwsgi.ini
index 30e1ab05..f22d6387 100644
--- a/packages/django_workload/srcs/django-workload/django-workload/uwsgi.ini
+++ b/packages/django_workload/srcs/django-workload/django-workload/uwsgi.ini
@@ -42,3 +42,7 @@ thunder-lock = True
 stats = 127.0.0.1:9191
 logger = file:django-uwsgi.log
 disable-logging = True
+
+# Python 3.14 shared library path - required for built-in modules (math, _socket, etc.)
+# This must point to the Cinder/CPython lib directory containing libpython3.14.so
+# The actual path is set by the run script via environment variable
diff --git a/packages/django_workload/srcs/django-workload/services/memcached/run-memcached b/packages/django_workload/srcs/django-workload/services/memcached/run-memcached
index f5c898e1..16f690f1 100755
--- a/packages/django_workload/srcs/django-workload/services/memcached/run-memcached
+++ b/packages/django_workload/srcs/django-workload/services/memcached/run-memcached
@@ -15,4 +15,12 @@ PORT="${PORT:-11811}"
 # User to run under
 USER="${USER:-memcache}"
 
-/usr/bin/memcached -u "$USER" -m "$MEMORY" -l "$LISTEN" -p "$PORT" -t 16
+# Scale threads to match uWSGI worker count (1 worker = 1 connection).
+# V2 architecture uses per-worker ports, so each worker has an independent
+# memcached connection. Default memcached -t 16 is insufficient when
+# num_workers >> 16 (e.g., 176 on T1_BGM).
+NPROC=$(nproc)
+THREADS=$((NPROC > 16 ? NPROC / 2 : 16))
+MAXCONNS=$((NPROC * 8))
+
+/usr/bin/memcached -u "$USER" -m "$MEMORY" -l "$LISTEN" -p "$PORT" -t "$THREADS" -c "$MAXCONNS"
diff --git a/packages/django_workload/srcs/patches/pylibmc-1.6.1-py314-compat.patch b/packages/django_workload/srcs/patches/pylibmc-1.6.1-py314-compat.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c38f01eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/django_workload/srcs/patches/pylibmc-1.6.1-py314-compat.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
+index 9bea257..84b3aeb 100644
+--- a/setup.py
++++ b/setup.py
+@@ -1,11 +1,6 @@
+-from __future__ import print_function
+ import os
+ import sys
+-from distutils.core import setup, Extension
+-
+-# Need an 'open' function that supports the 'encoding' argument:
+-if sys.version_info[0] < 3:
+-    from codecs import open
++from setuptools import setup, Extension
+ 
+ ## Command-line argument parsing
+ 
+@@ -95,9 +90,9 @@ if cmd == "gen-setup":
+         s.write(line + "\n")
+     sys.exit(0)
+ 
+-with open("README.rst", "U", encoding="utf-8") as r:
++with open("README.rst", encoding="utf-8") as r:
+     readme_text = r.read()
+-with open("src/pylibmc-version.h", "U", encoding="utf-8") as r:
++with open("src/pylibmc-version.h", encoding="utf-8") as r:
+     version = r.read().strip().split("\"")[1]
+ 
+ setup(
+diff --git a/src/_pylibmcmodule.c b/src/_pylibmcmodule.c
+index 5324d1d..077f6e2 100644
+--- a/src/_pylibmcmodule.c
++++ b/src/_pylibmcmodule.c
+@@ -1714,7 +1714,7 @@ memcached_return pylibmc_memcached_fetch_multi(memcached_st *mc, pylibmc_mget_re
+ 
+     /* Allocate as much as could possibly be needed, and an extra because of
+      * how libmemcached signals EOF. */
+-    *req.results = PyMem_New(memcached_result_st, req.nkeys + 1);
++    *req.results = PyMem_RawNew(memcached_result_st, req.nkeys + 1);
+ 
+     /* Note that nresults will not be off by one with this because the loops
+      * runs a half pass after the last key has been fetched, thus bumping the
+@@ -1742,7 +1742,7 @@ memcached_return pylibmc_memcached_fetch_multi(memcached_st *mc, pylibmc_mget_re
+                 memcached_result_free(*req.results + *req.nresults);
+             } while ((*req.nresults)--);
+ 
+-            PyMem_Free(*req.results);
++            PyMem_RawDel(*req.results);
+             *req.results = NULL;
+             *req.nresults = 0;
+ 
+@@ -1942,7 +1942,7 @@ memory_cleanup:
+         for (i = 0; i < nresults && results != NULL; i++) {
+             memcached_result_free(results + i);
+         }
+-        PyMem_Free(results);
++        PyMem_RawDel(results);
+     }
+ 
+     /* Not INCREFing because the only two outcomes are NULL and a new dict.
+@@ -2167,7 +2167,7 @@ static PyObject *PylibMC_Client_set_behaviors(PylibMC_Client *self,
+     char *key;
+ 
+     for (b = PylibMC_behaviors; b->name != NULL; b++) {
+-        if (!PyMapping_HasKeyString(behaviors, b->name)) {
++        if (behaviors == Py_None || !PyMapping_HasKeyString(behaviors, b->name)) {
+             continue;
+         } else if ((py_v = PyMapping_GetItemString(behaviors, b->name)) == NULL) {
+             goto error;
+@@ -2197,7 +2197,7 @@ static PyObject *PylibMC_Client_set_behaviors(PylibMC_Client *self,
+     }
+ 
+     for (b = PylibMC_callbacks; b->name != NULL; b++) {
+-        if (!PyMapping_HasKeyString(behaviors, b->name)) {
++        if (behaviors == Py_None || !PyMapping_HasKeyString(behaviors, b->name)) {
+             continue;
+         } else if ((py_v = PyMapping_GetItemString(behaviors, b->name)) == NULL) {
+             goto error;
+diff --git a/src/_pylibmcmodule.h b/src/_pylibmcmodule.h
+index cee9772..d28dec6 100644
+--- a/src/_pylibmcmodule.h
++++ b/src/_pylibmcmodule.h
+@@ -52,6 +52,16 @@
+ typedef ssize_t Py_ssize_t;
+ #endif
+ 
++/* Python 3.4+ PyMem_New/PyMem_Free require the GIL. Use Raw variants for
++ * allocations in GIL-free sections (e.g. inside Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS). */
++#if PY_VERSION_HEX >= 0x03040000
++#  define PyMem_RawNew(type, nelem) ((type *)PyMem_RawMalloc((nelem)*sizeof(type)))
++#  define PyMem_RawDel(ptr) PyMem_RawFree(ptr)
++#else
++#  define PyMem_RawNew PyMem_New
++#  define PyMem_RawDel(ptr) PyMem_Del(ptr)
++#endif
++
+ /* Server types. */
+ #define PYLIBMC_SERVER_TCP   (1 << 0)
+ #define PYLIBMC_SERVER_UDP   (1 << 1)
diff --git a/packages/django_workload/srcs/proxygen_binding/pyproject.toml b/packages/django_workload/srcs/proxygen_binding/pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0650a122
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/django_workload/srcs/proxygen_binding/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+[build-system]
+requires = ["setuptools>=42", "wheel", "pybind11>=2.6.0"]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+
+[project]
+name = "proxygen_binding"
+version = "0.1.0"
+description = "Python bindings for Proxygen HTTP server"
+readme = "README.md"
+requires-python = ">=3.8"
+license = {text = "MIT"}
+authors = [
+    {name = "Meta Platforms, Inc."}
+]
+dependencies = [
+    "pybind11>=2.6.0",
+]
+
+[project.optional-dependencies]
+django = ["django>=3.0"]
diff --git a/packages/django_workload/srcs/proxygen_binding/setup.py b/packages/django_workload/srcs/proxygen_binding/setup.py
index 54f843d9..61f2c43f 100644
--- a/packages/django_workload/srcs/proxygen_binding/setup.py
+++ b/packages/django_workload/srcs/proxygen_binding/setup.py
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ def get_proxygen_paths(custom_args):
         "django_asgi_adapter",
         "example_server",
         "django_server",
+        "event_loop_manager",
     ],
     cmdclass={"build_ext": build_ext},
     zip_safe=False,