diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-package.yml b/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
index 56f7d83..896e9d8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - run: |
           mk python-release owner=vkottler \
-                            repo=vmklib version=2.0.3
+                            repo=vmklib version=2.0.4
         if: |
           matrix.python-version == '3.12'
           && matrix.system == 'ubuntu-latest'
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fb0bfbb..fb7508c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
     =====================================
     generator=datazen
     version=3.1.4
-    hash=c9f109357706db34fbe6c3c4b3b9d9a2
+    hash=43e9f25280d496418215c22cd0c49c7f
     =====================================
 -->
 
-# vmklib ([2.0.3](https://pypi.org/project/vmklib/))
+# vmklib ([2.0.4](https://pypi.org/project/vmklib/))
 
 [![python](https://img.shields.io/pypi/pyversions/vmklib.svg)](https://pypi.org/project/vmklib/)
 ![Build Status](https://github.com/vkottler/vmklib/workflows/Python%20Package/badge.svg)
diff --git a/local/variables/package.yaml b/local/variables/package.yaml
index 7b343eb..d5ede4e 100644
--- a/local/variables/package.yaml
+++ b/local/variables/package.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
 major: 2
 minor: 0
-patch: 3
+patch: 4
 entry: mk
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index af606d2..125b736 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta:__legacy__"
 
 [project]
 name = "vmklib"
-version = "2.0.3"
+version = "2.0.4"
 description = "Simplify project workflows by standardizing use of GNU Make."
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
diff --git a/tests/test_entry.py b/tests/test_entry.py
index 364f97d..ff4055e 100644
--- a/tests/test_entry.py
+++ b/tests/test_entry.py
@@ -124,11 +124,9 @@ def test_entry_python_tasks():
         "python-test-add",
         "dz-sync",
     ]
-    fails = ["python-deps", "python-editable"]
+    fails = ["python-deps", "python-editable", f"python-install-{PKG_NAME}"]
 
-    with target_tests(
-        "python-tasks", passes, fails, {"python-deps", "python-editable"}
-    ) as test_dir:
+    with target_tests("python-tasks", passes, fails, set(fails)) as test_dir:
         for _ in range(2):
             assert mk_main([PKG_NAME, "-C", test_dir, "-d", "venv"]) == 0
 
diff --git a/vmklib/__init__.py b/vmklib/__init__.py
index f020895..2633837 100644
--- a/vmklib/__init__.py
+++ b/vmklib/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # =====================================
 # generator=datazen
 # version=3.1.4
-# hash=a5d53b6399d66ef76c6e395d072c6018
+# hash=54451b981a0a3faef0b7641dd6877695
 # =====================================
 
 """
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@
 
 DESCRIPTION = "Simplify project workflows by standardizing use of GNU Make."
 PKG_NAME = "vmklib"
-VERSION = "2.0.3"
+VERSION = "2.0.4"
diff --git a/vmklib/app.py b/vmklib/app.py
index c26ae47..07146ab 100644
--- a/vmklib/app.py
+++ b/vmklib/app.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 
 # internal
 from vmklib import PKG_NAME
+from vmklib.util import to_slug
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 DEFAULT_FILE = Path("Makefile")
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ def project(path: Path, name: str = None) -> str:
     """
     path = path.resolve()
     if name is None:
-        parent_slug = path.name.replace("-", "_")
+        parent_slug = to_slug(path.name)
         if path.joinpath(parent_slug).is_dir():
             name = parent_slug
         else:
diff --git a/vmklib/tasks/python/package.py b/vmklib/tasks/python/package.py
index ab64f92..c5e23cd 100644
--- a/vmklib/tasks/python/package.py
+++ b/vmklib/tasks/python/package.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 # internal
 from vmklib.tasks.mixins.concrete import ConcreteOnceMixin
 from vmklib.tasks.python import PREFIX
+from vmklib.util import to_slug
 
 
 class PythonPackage(ConcreteOnceMixin, SubprocessLogMixin):
@@ -24,11 +25,22 @@ class PythonPackage(ConcreteOnceMixin, SubprocessLogMixin):
     async def run(self, inbox: Inbox, outbox: Outbox, *args, **kwargs) -> bool:
         """Create or update a project's virtual environment."""
 
+        install_args = [*args]
+
+        to_install = kwargs["package"]
+        project = kwargs.get("project")
+
+        # Perform an editable install if we're the install target.
+        if project and to_slug(project) == to_slug(to_install):
+            install_args.append("-e")
+            to_install = "."
+
+        install_args.append(to_install)
+
         return await self.exec(
             str(inbox["venv"]["venv{python_version}"]["pip"]),
             "install",
-            *args,
-            kwargs["package"],
+            *install_args,
         )
 
 
@@ -40,19 +52,24 @@ def register(
 ) -> bool:
     """Register Python package tasks to the manager."""
 
-    del project
     del cwd
     del substitutions
 
     # A target that installs a package.
     manager.register(
-        PythonPackage("python{python_version}-install-{package}"), []
+        PythonPackage(
+            "python{python_version}-install-{package}", project=project
+        ),
+        [],
     )
 
     # A target that attempts to upgrade a package.
     manager.register(
         PythonPackage(
-            "python{python_version}-upgrade-{package}", "--upgrade", once=False
+            "python{python_version}-upgrade-{package}",
+            "--upgrade",
+            once=False,
+            project=project,
         ),
         [],
     )
diff --git a/vmklib/util.py b/vmklib/util.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..08dcd19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vmklib/util.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+"""
+An interface exposing miscellaneous utilities.
+"""
+
+
+def to_slug(data: str) -> str:
+    """Convert a string to an import slug."""
+    return data.replace("-", "_")