diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4aad93c2a..350837538 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+## 17.5.3 (2024-09-04)
+
+### 🩹 Fixes
+
+- switch to using angular-devkit directly for schematics and builder ([013e52e8](https://github.com/angular-eslint/angular-eslint/commit/013e52e8))
+
+### ❤️ Thank You
+
+- James Henry @JamesHenry
+
 ## 17.5.2 (2024-05-28)
 
 ### 🩹 Fixes
diff --git a/packages/builder/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/builder/CHANGELOG.md
index 58139542e..fa5ddb1f0 100644
--- a/packages/builder/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/builder/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+## 17.5.3 (2024-09-04)
+
+### 🩹 Fixes
+
+- switch to using angular-devkit directly for schematics and builder
+
+### ❤️ Thank You
+
+- James Henry
+
 ## 17.5.2 (2024-05-28)
 
 ### 🩹 Fixes
diff --git a/packages/builder/package.json b/packages/builder/package.json
index 2ee91ebec..5b476c567 100644
--- a/packages/builder/package.json
+++ b/packages/builder/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@angular-eslint/builder",
-  "version": "17.5.2",
+  "version": "17.5.3",
   "description": "Angular CLI builder for ESLint",
   "license": "MIT",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
@@ -18,10 +18,6 @@
     "LICENSE",
     "builders.json"
   ],
-  "dependencies": {
-    "@nx/devkit": "^17.2.8 || ^18.0.0 || ^19.0.0",
-    "nx": "^17.2.8 || ^18.0.0 || ^19.0.0"
-  },
   "builders": "./builders.json",
   "peerDependencies": {
     "eslint": "^7.20.0 || ^8.0.0",
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/lint.impl.ts b/packages/builder/src/lint.impl.ts
index 6800b8502..6b3d68d26 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/lint.impl.ts
+++ b/packages/builder/src/lint.impl.ts
@@ -1,25 +1,20 @@
-import type { BuilderOutput } from '@angular-devkit/architect';
-import {
-  convertNxExecutor,
-  joinPathFragments,
-  workspaceRoot,
-} from '@nx/devkit';
+import { createBuilder, type BuilderOutput } from '@angular-devkit/architect';
 import type { ESLint } from 'eslint';
 import { existsSync, mkdirSync, writeFileSync } from 'fs';
 import { dirname, join, resolve } from 'path';
 import type { Schema } from './schema';
 import { resolveAndInstantiateESLint } from './utils/eslint-utils';
 
-export default convertNxExecutor(
+export default createBuilder(
   async (options: Schema, context): Promise<BuilderOutput> => {
-    const systemRoot = context.root;
+    const systemRoot = context.workspaceRoot;
 
     // eslint resolves files relative to the current working directory.
     // We want these paths to always be resolved relative to the workspace
     // root to be able to run the lint executor from any subfolder.
     process.chdir(systemRoot);
 
-    const projectName = context.projectName || '<???>';
+    const projectName = context.target?.project ?? '<???>';
     const printInfo = options.format && !options.silent;
 
     if (printInfo) {
@@ -43,9 +38,7 @@ export default convertNxExecutor(
      * we only want to support it if the user has explicitly opted into it by converting
      * their root ESLint config to use eslint.config.js
      */
-    const useFlatConfig = existsSync(
-      joinPathFragments(workspaceRoot, 'eslint.config.js'),
-    );
+    const useFlatConfig = existsSync(join(systemRoot, 'eslint.config.js'));
     const { eslint, ESLint } = await resolveAndInstantiateESLint(
       eslintConfigPath,
       options,
@@ -74,8 +67,9 @@ export default convertNxExecutor(
         )
       ) {
         let eslintConfigPathForError = `for ${projectName}`;
-        if (context.projectsConfigurations?.projects?.[projectName]?.root) {
-          const { root } = context.projectsConfigurations.projects[projectName];
+        const projectMetadata = await context.getProjectMetadata(projectName);
+        if (projectMetadata?.root) {
+          const { root } = projectMetadata;
           eslintConfigPathForError = `\`${root}/.eslintrc.json\``;
         }
 
@@ -168,7 +162,7 @@ For full guidance on how to resolve this issue, please see https://github.com/an
     const formattedResults = await formatter.format(finalLintResults);
 
     if (options.outputFile) {
-      const pathToOutputFile = join(context.root, options.outputFile);
+      const pathToOutputFile = join(systemRoot, options.outputFile);
       mkdirSync(dirname(pathToOutputFile), { recursive: true });
       writeFileSync(pathToOutputFile, formattedResults);
     } else {
diff --git a/packages/bundled-angular-compiler/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/bundled-angular-compiler/CHANGELOG.md
index 2fd3a1d6a..d24a28055 100644
--- a/packages/bundled-angular-compiler/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/bundled-angular-compiler/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+## 17.5.3 (2024-09-04)
+
+### 🩹 Fixes
+
+- switch to using angular-devkit directly for schematics and builder
+
+### ❤️ Thank You
+
+- James Henry
+
 ## 17.5.2 (2024-05-28)
 
 ### 🩹 Fixes
diff --git a/packages/bundled-angular-compiler/package.json b/packages/bundled-angular-compiler/package.json
index ac948fd87..bd1a64884 100644
--- a/packages/bundled-angular-compiler/package.json
+++ b/packages/bundled-angular-compiler/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@angular-eslint/bundled-angular-compiler",
-  "version": "17.5.2",
+  "version": "17.5.3",
   "description": "A CJS bundled version of @angular/compiler",
   "license": "MIT",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin-template/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/eslint-plugin-template/CHANGELOG.md
index b1da0bba2..5023199c1 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin-template/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin-template/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+## 17.5.3 (2024-09-04)
+
+### 🩹 Fixes
+
+- switch to using angular-devkit directly for schematics and builder
+
+### ❤️ Thank You
+
+- James Henry
+
 ## 17.5.2 (2024-05-28)
 
 ### 🩹 Fixes
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin-template/package.json b/packages/eslint-plugin-template/package.json
index 487c55343..fed7d4ce8 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin-template/package.json
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin-template/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@angular-eslint/eslint-plugin-template",
-  "version": "17.5.2",
+  "version": "17.5.3",
   "description": "ESLint plugin for Angular Templates",
   "license": "MIT",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
     "LICENSE"
   ],
   "dependencies": {
-    "@angular-eslint/bundled-angular-compiler": "17.5.2",
-    "@angular-eslint/utils": "17.5.2",
+    "@angular-eslint/bundled-angular-compiler": "17.5.3",
+    "@angular-eslint/utils": "17.5.3",
     "@typescript-eslint/type-utils": "7.11.0",
     "@typescript-eslint/utils": "7.11.0",
     "aria-query": "5.3.0",
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/eslint-plugin/CHANGELOG.md
index 33b9aad21..a4c446fdb 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+## 17.5.3 (2024-09-04)
+
+### 🩹 Fixes
+
+- switch to using angular-devkit directly for schematics and builder
+
+### ❤️ Thank You
+
+- James Henry
+
 ## 17.5.2 (2024-05-28)
 
 ### 🩹 Fixes
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/package.json b/packages/eslint-plugin/package.json
index 5b1abb05c..94491261a 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/package.json
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@angular-eslint/eslint-plugin",
-  "version": "17.5.2",
+  "version": "17.5.3",
   "description": "ESLint plugin for Angular applications, following angular.io/styleguide",
   "license": "MIT",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
     "LICENSE"
   ],
   "dependencies": {
-    "@angular-eslint/bundled-angular-compiler": "17.5.2",
-    "@angular-eslint/utils": "17.5.2",
+    "@angular-eslint/bundled-angular-compiler": "17.5.3",
+    "@angular-eslint/utils": "17.5.3",
     "@typescript-eslint/utils": "7.11.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/schematics/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/schematics/CHANGELOG.md
index d931e90cc..825c3be11 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/schematics/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+## 17.5.3 (2024-09-04)
+
+### 🩹 Fixes
+
+- switch to using angular-devkit directly for schematics and builder
+
+### ❤️ Thank You
+
+- James Henry
+
 ## 17.5.2 (2024-05-28)
 
 ### 🩹 Fixes
diff --git a/packages/schematics/package.json b/packages/schematics/package.json
index 60c990230..9cdc8327c 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/package.json
+++ b/packages/schematics/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@angular-eslint/schematics",
-  "version": "17.5.2",
+  "version": "17.5.3",
   "description": "Angular Schematics for angular-eslint",
   "license": "MIT",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
@@ -34,11 +34,9 @@
     "save": "devDependencies"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@angular-eslint/eslint-plugin": "17.5.2",
-    "@angular-eslint/eslint-plugin-template": "17.5.2",
-    "@nx/devkit": "^17.2.8 || ^18.0.0 || ^19.0.0",
+    "@angular-eslint/eslint-plugin": "17.5.3",
+    "@angular-eslint/eslint-plugin-template": "17.5.3",
     "ignore": "5.3.1",
-    "nx": "^17.2.8 || ^18.0.0 || ^19.0.0",
     "strip-json-comments": "3.1.1",
     "tmp": "0.2.3"
   },
diff --git a/packages/schematics/src/add-eslint-to-project/index.ts b/packages/schematics/src/add-eslint-to-project/index.ts
index cf8c57d42..dcce12a95 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/src/add-eslint-to-project/index.ts
+++ b/packages/schematics/src/add-eslint-to-project/index.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-import type { Tree } from '../devkit-imports';
-import { convertNxGenerator } from '../devkit-imports';
+import type { Rule, Tree } from '@angular-devkit/schematics';
+import { chain } from '@angular-devkit/schematics';
 import {
-  addESLintTargetToProject__NX,
-  createESLintConfigForProject__NX,
-  determineTargetProjectName__NX,
+  addESLintTargetToProject,
+  createESLintConfigForProject,
+  determineTargetProjectName,
 } from '../utils';
 
 interface Schema {
@@ -11,25 +11,27 @@ interface Schema {
   setParserOptionsProject?: boolean;
 }
 
-export default convertNxGenerator(async (tree: Tree, options: Schema) => {
-  const projectName = determineTargetProjectName__NX(tree, options.project);
-  if (!projectName) {
-    throw new Error(
-      '\n' +
-        `
+export default function addESLintToProject(schema: Schema): Rule {
+  return (tree: Tree) => {
+    const projectName = determineTargetProjectName(tree, schema.project);
+    if (!projectName) {
+      throw new Error(
+        '\n' +
+          `
 Error: You must specify a project to add ESLint to because you have multiple projects in your angular.json
 
 E.g. npx ng g @angular-eslint/schematics:add-eslint-to-project {{YOUR_PROJECT_NAME_GOES_HERE}}
-      `.trim(),
-    );
-  }
-
-  // Update the lint builder and config in angular.json
-  addESLintTargetToProject__NX(tree, projectName, 'lint');
-
-  createESLintConfigForProject__NX(
-    tree,
-    projectName,
-    options.setParserOptionsProject ?? false,
-  );
-});
+        `.trim(),
+      );
+    }
+    return chain([
+      // Create the ESLint config file for the project
+      createESLintConfigForProject(
+        projectName,
+        schema.setParserOptionsProject ?? false,
+      ),
+      // Set the lint builder and config in angular.json
+      addESLintTargetToProject(projectName, 'lint'),
+    ]);
+  };
+}
diff --git a/packages/schematics/src/application/index.ts b/packages/schematics/src/application/index.ts
index fe4f15bed..210710ea8 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/src/application/index.ts
+++ b/packages/schematics/src/application/index.ts
@@ -1,41 +1,41 @@
+import type { Rule, SchematicContext, Tree } from '@angular-devkit/schematics';
+import { chain, externalSchematic } from '@angular-devkit/schematics';
 /**
  * We are able to use the full, unaltered Schema directly from @schematics/angular
  * The applicable json file is copied from node_modules as a prebuiid step to ensure
  * they stay in sync.
  */
 import type { Schema as AngularSchema } from '@schematics/angular/application/schema';
-import type { Tree } from '../devkit-imports';
 import {
-  convertNxGenerator,
-  wrapAngularDevkitSchematic,
-} from '../devkit-imports';
-import {
-  addESLintTargetToProject__NX,
-  createESLintConfigForProject__NX,
+  addESLintTargetToProject,
+  createESLintConfigForProject,
 } from '../utils';
 
 interface Schema extends AngularSchema {
   setParserOptionsProject?: boolean;
 }
 
-export default convertNxGenerator(async (tree: Tree, options: Schema) => {
-  // Remove angular-eslint specific options before passing to the Angular schematic
-  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
-  const { setParserOptionsProject, ...angularOptions } = options;
-
-  const applicationGenerator = wrapAngularDevkitSchematic(
-    '@schematics/angular',
-    'application',
-  );
-
-  await applicationGenerator(tree, angularOptions);
+function eslintRelatedChanges(options: Schema) {
+  return chain([
+    // Create the ESLint config file for the project
+    createESLintConfigForProject(
+      options.name,
+      options.setParserOptionsProject ?? false,
+    ),
+    // Update the lint builder and config in angular.json
+    addESLintTargetToProject(options.name, 'lint'),
+  ]);
+}
 
-  // Update the lint builder and config in angular.json
-  addESLintTargetToProject__NX(tree, options.name, 'lint');
+export default function (options: Schema): Rule {
+  return (host: Tree, context: SchematicContext) => {
+    // Remove angular-eslint specific options before passing to the Angular schematic
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
+    const { setParserOptionsProject, ...angularOptions } = options;
 
-  createESLintConfigForProject__NX(
-    tree,
-    options.name,
-    options.setParserOptionsProject ?? false,
-  );
-});
+    return chain([
+      externalSchematic('@schematics/angular', 'application', angularOptions),
+      eslintRelatedChanges(options),
+    ])(host, context);
+  };
+}
diff --git a/packages/schematics/src/library/index.ts b/packages/schematics/src/library/index.ts
index c5f0238bb..79b71bec3 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/src/library/index.ts
+++ b/packages/schematics/src/library/index.ts
@@ -1,41 +1,41 @@
+import type { Rule, SchematicContext, Tree } from '@angular-devkit/schematics';
+import { chain, externalSchematic } from '@angular-devkit/schematics';
 /**
  * We are able to use the full, unaltered Schema directly from @schematics/angular
  * The applicable json file is copied from node_modules as a prebuiid step to ensure
  * they stay in sync.
  */
 import type { Schema as AngularSchema } from '@schematics/angular/library/schema';
-import type { Tree } from '../devkit-imports';
 import {
-  convertNxGenerator,
-  wrapAngularDevkitSchematic,
-} from '../devkit-imports';
-import {
-  addESLintTargetToProject__NX,
-  createESLintConfigForProject__NX,
+  addESLintTargetToProject,
+  createESLintConfigForProject,
 } from '../utils';
 
 interface Schema extends AngularSchema {
   setParserOptionsProject?: boolean;
 }
 
-export default convertNxGenerator(async (tree: Tree, options: Schema) => {
-  // Remove angular-eslint specific options before passing to the Angular schematic
-  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
-  const { setParserOptionsProject, ...angularOptions } = options;
-
-  const libraryGenerator = wrapAngularDevkitSchematic(
-    '@schematics/angular',
-    'library',
-  );
-
-  await libraryGenerator(tree, angularOptions);
+function eslintRelatedChanges(options: Schema) {
+  return chain([
+    // Create the ESLint config file for the project
+    createESLintConfigForProject(
+      options.name,
+      options.setParserOptionsProject ?? false,
+    ),
+    // Update the lint builder and config in angular.json
+    addESLintTargetToProject(options.name, 'lint'),
+  ]);
+}
 
-  // Update the lint builder and config in angular.json
-  addESLintTargetToProject__NX(tree, options.name, 'lint');
+export default function (options: Schema): Rule {
+  return (host: Tree, context: SchematicContext) => {
+    // Remove angular-eslint specific options before passing to the Angular schematic
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
+    const { setParserOptionsProject, ...angularOptions } = options;
 
-  createESLintConfigForProject__NX(
-    tree,
-    options.name,
-    options.setParserOptionsProject ?? false,
-  );
-});
+    return chain([
+      externalSchematic('@schematics/angular', 'library', angularOptions),
+      eslintRelatedChanges(options),
+    ])(host, context);
+  };
+}
diff --git a/packages/schematics/src/utils.ts b/packages/schematics/src/utils.ts
index 657728c17..a2d6f7911 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/src/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/schematics/src/utils.ts
@@ -11,12 +11,6 @@ import { callRule, chain } from '@angular-devkit/schematics';
 import type { Ignore } from 'ignore';
 import ignore from 'ignore';
 import stripJsonComments from 'strip-json-comments';
-import type { Tree as NxTree, ProjectConfiguration } from './devkit-imports';
-import {
-  offsetFromRoot as offsetFromRoot__NX,
-  readJson,
-  writeJson,
-} from './devkit-imports';
 
 const DEFAULT_PREFIX = 'app';
 
@@ -109,7 +103,7 @@ function updateWorkspaceInTree<T = any, O = T>(
   callback: (json: T, context: SchematicContext, host: Tree) => O,
 ): Rule {
   return (host: Tree, context: SchematicContext): Tree => {
-    const path = getWorkspacePath(host);
+    const path = 'angular.json';
     host.overwrite(
       path,
       serializeJson(callback(readJsonInTree(host, path), context, host)),
@@ -118,53 +112,6 @@ function updateWorkspaceInTree<T = any, O = T>(
   };
 }
 
-function readProjectConfiguration(tree: NxTree, projectName: string) {
-  const angularJSON = readJson(tree, 'angular.json');
-  return angularJSON.projects[projectName];
-}
-
-function updateProjectConfiguration(
-  tree: NxTree,
-  projectName: string,
-  projectConfig: ProjectConfiguration,
-) {
-  const angularJSON = readJson(tree, 'angular.json');
-  angularJSON.projects[projectName] = projectConfig;
-  writeJson(tree, 'angular.json', angularJSON);
-}
-
-export function addESLintTargetToProject__NX(
-  tree: NxTree,
-  projectName: string,
-  targetName: 'eslint' | 'lint',
-) {
-  const existingProjectConfig = readProjectConfiguration(tree, projectName);
-
-  let lintFilePatternsRoot = '';
-
-  // Default Angular CLI project at the root of the workspace
-  if (existingProjectConfig.root === '') {
-    lintFilePatternsRoot = existingProjectConfig.sourceRoot || 'src';
-  } else {
-    lintFilePatternsRoot = existingProjectConfig.root;
-  }
-
-  const eslintTargetConfig = {
-    builder: '@angular-eslint/builder:lint',
-    options: {
-      lintFilePatterns: [
-        `${lintFilePatternsRoot}/**/*.ts`,
-        `${lintFilePatternsRoot}/**/*.html`,
-      ],
-    },
-  };
-
-  existingProjectConfig.architect = existingProjectConfig.architect || {};
-  existingProjectConfig.architect[targetName] = eslintTargetConfig;
-
-  updateProjectConfiguration(tree, projectName, existingProjectConfig);
-}
-
 export function addESLintTargetToProject(
   projectName: string,
   targetName: 'eslint' | 'lint',
@@ -191,6 +138,7 @@ export function addESLintTargetToProject(
       },
     };
 
+    existingProjectConfig.architect = existingProjectConfig.architect || {};
     existingProjectConfig.architect[targetName] = eslintTargetConfig;
 
     return workspaceJson;
@@ -346,88 +294,6 @@ function createProjectESLintConfig(
   };
 }
 
-function createProjectESLintConfig__NX(
-  projectRoot: string,
-  projectType: ProjectType,
-  prefix: string,
-  setParserOptionsProject: boolean,
-  hasE2e: boolean,
-) {
-  return {
-    extends: `${offsetFromRoot__NX(projectRoot)}.eslintrc.json`,
-    ignorePatterns: ['!**/*'],
-    overrides: [
-      {
-        files: ['*.ts'],
-        ...(setParserOptionsProject
-          ? {
-              parserOptions: {
-                project: setESLintProjectBasedOnProjectType(
-                  projectRoot,
-                  projectType,
-                  hasE2e,
-                ),
-              },
-            }
-          : null),
-        rules: {
-          '@angular-eslint/directive-selector': [
-            'error',
-            { type: 'attribute', prefix, style: 'camelCase' },
-          ],
-          '@angular-eslint/component-selector': [
-            'error',
-            { type: 'element', prefix, style: 'kebab-case' },
-          ],
-        },
-      },
-
-      {
-        files: ['*.html'],
-        rules: {},
-      },
-    ],
-  };
-}
-
-export function createESLintConfigForProject__NX(
-  tree: NxTree,
-  projectName: string,
-  setParserOptionsProject: boolean,
-) {
-  const existingProjectConfig = readProjectConfiguration(tree, projectName);
-  const targets =
-    existingProjectConfig.architect || existingProjectConfig.targets;
-  const { root: projectRoot, projectType, prefix } = existingProjectConfig;
-
-  const hasE2e = !!targets?.e2e;
-
-  /**
-   * If the root is an empty string it must be the initial project created at the
-   * root by the Angular CLI's workspace schematic
-   */
-  if (projectRoot === '') {
-    return createRootESLintConfigFile__NX(tree, prefix || DEFAULT_PREFIX);
-  }
-
-  // If, for whatever reason, the root .eslintrc.json doesn't exist yet, create it
-  if (!tree.exists('.eslintrc.json')) {
-    createRootESLintConfigFile__NX(tree, prefix || DEFAULT_PREFIX);
-  }
-
-  writeJson(
-    tree,
-    join(normalize(projectRoot), '.eslintrc.json'),
-    createProjectESLintConfig__NX(
-      projectRoot,
-      projectType || 'library',
-      prefix || DEFAULT_PREFIX,
-      setParserOptionsProject,
-      hasE2e,
-    ),
-  );
-}
-
 export function createESLintConfigForProject(
   projectName: string,
   setParserOptionsProject: boolean,
@@ -471,7 +337,7 @@ export function createESLintConfigForProject(
 function createRootESLintConfigFile(projectName: string): Rule {
   return (tree) => {
     const angularJSON = readJsonInTree(tree, getWorkspacePath(tree));
-    let lintPrefix: string | null = null;
+    let lintPrefix = DEFAULT_PREFIX;
 
     if (angularJSON.projects?.[projectName]) {
       const { prefix } = angularJSON.projects[projectName];
@@ -484,10 +350,6 @@ function createRootESLintConfigFile(projectName: string): Rule {
   };
 }
 
-function createRootESLintConfigFile__NX(tree: NxTree, prefix: string) {
-  return writeJson(tree, '.eslintrc.json', createRootESLintConfig(prefix));
-}
-
 export function sortObjectByKeys(
   obj: Record<string, unknown>,
 ): Record<string, unknown> {
@@ -501,25 +363,6 @@ export function sortObjectByKeys(
     }, {});
 }
 
-/**
- * To make certain schematic usage conversion more ergonomic, if the user does not specify a project
- * and only has a single project in their angular.json we will just go ahead and use that one.
- */
-export function determineTargetProjectName__NX(
-  tree: NxTree,
-  maybeProject?: string,
-): string | null {
-  if (maybeProject) {
-    return maybeProject;
-  }
-  const workspaceJson = readJson(tree, 'angular.json');
-  const projects = Object.keys(workspaceJson.projects);
-  if (projects.length === 1) {
-    return projects[0];
-  }
-  return null;
-}
-
 /**
  * To make certain schematic usage conversion more ergonomic, if the user does not specify a project
  * and only has a single project in their angular.json we will just go ahead and use that one.
@@ -531,7 +374,7 @@ export function determineTargetProjectName(
   if (maybeProject) {
     return maybeProject;
   }
-  const workspaceJson = readJsonInTree(tree, getWorkspacePath(tree));
+  const workspaceJson = readJsonInTree(tree, 'angular.json');
   const projects = Object.keys(workspaceJson.projects);
   if (projects.length === 1) {
     return projects[0];
diff --git a/packages/template-parser/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/template-parser/CHANGELOG.md
index 86197ea89..89f6da83b 100644
--- a/packages/template-parser/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/template-parser/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+## 17.5.3 (2024-09-04)
+
+### 🩹 Fixes
+
+- switch to using angular-devkit directly for schematics and builder
+
+### ❤️ Thank You
+
+- James Henry
+
 ## 17.5.2 (2024-05-28)
 
 ### 🩹 Fixes
diff --git a/packages/template-parser/package.json b/packages/template-parser/package.json
index 62d1f45e4..3c7bfd74c 100644
--- a/packages/template-parser/package.json
+++ b/packages/template-parser/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@angular-eslint/template-parser",
-  "version": "17.5.2",
+  "version": "17.5.3",
   "description": "Angular Template parser for ESLint",
   "license": "MIT",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     "LICENSE"
   ],
   "dependencies": {
-    "@angular-eslint/bundled-angular-compiler": "17.5.2",
+    "@angular-eslint/bundled-angular-compiler": "17.5.3",
     "eslint-scope": "^8.0.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/utils/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/utils/CHANGELOG.md
index d65155af6..7df5557dc 100644
--- a/packages/utils/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/utils/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+## 17.5.3 (2024-09-04)
+
+### 🩹 Fixes
+
+- switch to using angular-devkit directly for schematics and builder
+
+### ❤️ Thank You
+
+- James Henry
+
 ## 17.5.2 (2024-05-28)
 
 ### 🩹 Fixes
diff --git a/packages/utils/package.json b/packages/utils/package.json
index 3055e9891..f837f79f5 100644
--- a/packages/utils/package.json
+++ b/packages/utils/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@angular-eslint/utils",
-  "version": "17.5.2",
+  "version": "17.5.3",
   "license": "MIT",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "types": "dist/index.d.ts",
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     "typescript": "*"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@angular-eslint/bundled-angular-compiler": "17.5.2",
+    "@angular-eslint/bundled-angular-compiler": "17.5.3",
     "@typescript-eslint/utils": "7.11.0"
   },
   "gitHead": "e2006e5e9c99e5a943d1a999e0efa5247d29ec24"
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 5bfee003f..c392eaee9 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2109,13 +2109,6 @@
     read-package-json-fast "^3.0.0"
     which "^4.0.0"
 
-"@nrwl/devkit@19.0.3":
-  version "19.0.3"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@nrwl/devkit/-/devkit-19.0.3.tgz#47203bedca5aa484cabd0bc9c5df678bad006c70"
-  integrity sha512-v28C6v1NdfVdGtDETj10A4qiutEnSbbbR1/5LJYfNgamHQY7GDrFUC9tk+DYaPn2glcvOHLWXYvyQMGYOe+H6Q==
-  dependencies:
-    "@nx/devkit" "19.0.3"
-
 "@nrwl/devkit@19.0.6":
   version "19.0.6"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@nrwl/devkit/-/devkit-19.0.6.tgz#16936356f7a19b7fb23b91c71a671354fa607ac2"
@@ -2151,14 +2144,6 @@
   dependencies:
     "@nx/plugin" "19.0.6"
 
-"@nrwl/tao@19.0.3":
-  version "19.0.3"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@nrwl/tao/-/tao-19.0.3.tgz#c373000a814f69b916c7d071229f4436242f5cbc"
-  integrity sha512-nBFCplOrix/BV32oLMkO+b3WM8HAb0E0B3wXOW2GDc/Pc+aKgRTsnkG/Kjcz6i2lIk+FjWvi7DewDIZzSUFFuA==
-  dependencies:
-    nx "19.0.3"
-    tslib "^2.3.0"
-
 "@nrwl/tao@19.0.6":
   version "19.0.6"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@nrwl/tao/-/tao-19.0.6.tgz#d98c6d64a3ea02def416c9ccf52ef9c3c836f623"
@@ -2174,21 +2159,6 @@
   dependencies:
     "@nx/workspace" "19.0.6"
 
-"@nx/devkit@19.0.3", "@nx/devkit@^17.2.8 || ^18.0.0 || ^19.0.0":
-  version "19.0.3"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@nx/devkit/-/devkit-19.0.3.tgz#e70f1bfae314b058f0d88db555ad1500a350b22c"
-  integrity sha512-FxKsnN/PFFnhQtdOcHqEqnEpsfmIncYrzdA/aKgiZ/V6APuNuZBVNd5jO6EO39uvT413CHQs5+fdE+btc03AUA==
-  dependencies:
-    "@nrwl/devkit" "19.0.3"
-    ejs "^3.1.7"
-    enquirer "~2.3.6"
-    ignore "^5.0.4"
-    minimatch "9.0.3"
-    semver "^7.5.3"
-    tmp "~0.2.1"
-    tslib "^2.3.0"
-    yargs-parser "21.1.1"
-
 "@nx/devkit@19.0.6":
   version "19.0.6"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@nx/devkit/-/devkit-19.0.6.tgz#5a8bdbbc275c1576a9f8225d70559815fb5c2871"
@@ -2295,101 +2265,51 @@
   dependencies:
     "@nx/eslint" "19.0.6"
 
-"@nx/nx-darwin-arm64@19.0.3":
-  version "19.0.3"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@nx/nx-darwin-arm64/-/nx-darwin-arm64-19.0.3.tgz#b8e8c118ea521a8e94b76e06891130cbc683ea0b"
-  integrity sha512-poY89jbL44l5WP18Y+JQImnJLZN8jBROtnB6cFhAc/pfAG4pjLTxMyRrXU9QD/nYubsPNZhrN8NyE3/7J0F8zw==
-
 "@nx/nx-darwin-arm64@19.0.6":
   version "19.0.6"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@nx/nx-darwin-arm64/-/nx-darwin-arm64-19.0.6.tgz#99037bd8e51f0ed165f5fb23eb195c9aa655830a"
   integrity sha512-tC0yJDFo7zfRKUR1CtwIpcGbaSqRVH+l82XnmJYP7YT/NnR1TZMVh/KM17jx4Jjyny/dWEp+qyqG9txgZxCG8g==
 
-"@nx/nx-darwin-x64@19.0.3":
-  version "19.0.3"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@nx/nx-darwin-x64/-/nx-darwin-x64-19.0.3.tgz#4c7b6ebed9ec010c09d43c145f4c8b4ab9e01049"
-  integrity sha512-3CYt3hzP32Qrqo30C4YhhOn+eOePd3w5ibndJl94fhz5tDv2C32axuv0Md/3R5/28W0goB6pY6NfVtJwybXkKA==
-
 "@nx/nx-darwin-x64@19.0.6":
   version "19.0.6"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@nx/nx-darwin-x64/-/nx-darwin-x64-19.0.6.tgz#d99cd1b6dd69bfc168b52bfea35c3604edfe2c93"
   integrity sha512-JEl0lE2+hOwA5rjgXxqXDTskfWQU7LwuusarpZ5JuQFDVGFZPnhXZbBXaRKru8tPAJ4rJvPAV4Sh+xYM+opx4A==
 
-"@nx/nx-freebsd-x64@19.0.3":
-  version "19.0.3"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@nx/nx-freebsd-x64/-/nx-freebsd-x64-19.0.3.tgz#35e5e5433d0ec8de9da2275d32b6fb554897d6ff"
-  integrity sha512-AaRhDmjUGHvNV6AzT87VCxOTENPxl+JVvFBv8jd8CGzqsouvU+vDEagJ9B2zz7+mx4NZUSyQNYUTF8os9p8fZw==
-
 "@nx/nx-freebsd-x64@19.0.6":
   version "19.0.6"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@nx/nx-freebsd-x64/-/nx-freebsd-x64-19.0.6.tgz#e335706fc4ecd54dc34ebaded5e4759e7bde364b"
   integrity sha512-Bg0p+Zygp25K0Lq5UiIQSY9FvqNsZm0XzZ3BU5guj5YCkBKABtRGgMArm8NJTxJ090EYmSAM+A+40oNroXGTFQ==
 
-"@nx/nx-linux-arm-gnueabihf@19.0.3":
-  version "19.0.3"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@nx/nx-linux-arm-gnueabihf/-/nx-linux-arm-gnueabihf-19.0.3.tgz#14ec6fa69a82a96ae2a2f2bb9d35c0f9b4cf8ded"
-  integrity sha512-25jrFaWvzPP9aMMGMG4EXW2qeD6abxP9wcbXAK69jLjNatiwAfVTEvwWZCWZ+WZYGWPpondGQFyFv99lt4DivQ==
-
 "@nx/nx-linux-arm-gnueabihf@19.0.6":
   version "19.0.6"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@nx/nx-linux-arm-gnueabihf/-/nx-linux-arm-gnueabihf-19.0.6.tgz#24f6415119a6f2a293a18b16252d3c5acb6ee4dd"
   integrity sha512-8P54dFDPSwew+ZL+U4L3ERNjtBUkfBbJ7RCtwfVhFpNzTTi4Icy1Nw6UVUu/HUF6aJeDR/Wz+BYV3NyMkWys7w==
 
-"@nx/nx-linux-arm64-gnu@19.0.3":
-  version "19.0.3"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@nx/nx-linux-arm64-gnu/-/nx-linux-arm64-gnu-19.0.3.tgz#1257f08b4f6f077c9a84b40c99a6351a14fb48d0"
-  integrity sha512-p3X1UEu8RkvQAl2Soc4sQw8aQIFDq/J7cx2sO44NWboswkm0uU8ZDnQLQ3gq3uYqurAwPkJgH37BNGOQKcUcGA==
-
 "@nx/nx-linux-arm64-gnu@19.0.6":
   version "19.0.6"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@nx/nx-linux-arm64-gnu/-/nx-linux-arm64-gnu-19.0.6.tgz#04fbdf78506268075be89c5d96f1c8e458ed7af6"
   integrity sha512-zKHC/MB1RQHpI2nw7AxyILN6qnofjpS6JA9ZtjVx3lkDS112PJuA/81Ffftdt5ubAOziczRA08xbQF73PprW8Q==
 
-"@nx/nx-linux-arm64-musl@19.0.3":
-  version "19.0.3"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@nx/nx-linux-arm64-musl/-/nx-linux-arm64-musl-19.0.3.tgz#eaaec49e80d66441e7814f6a82d2e112818a04fd"
-  integrity sha512-kVHabpFZ7mfQ6gfzLetfmjJUfLGcijpwYHBe8QCqqoiWj/i9MAxE1/I8K5t32VIEr6vdPJsshmVJvXCUewtvxQ==
-
 "@nx/nx-linux-arm64-musl@19.0.6":
   version "19.0.6"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@nx/nx-linux-arm64-musl/-/nx-linux-arm64-musl-19.0.6.tgz#194539330cf4fe5bbaa99ca34e611810e2ac4edd"
   integrity sha512-BvmIBxsSnljOcUaiYSLZM2ePYcp8t/18q0hHgEPuXdEs0QBy46cleCXVy2ffqHJi20wWpC1hER0ByOGIMui1XQ==
 
-"@nx/nx-linux-x64-gnu@19.0.3":
-  version "19.0.3"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@nx/nx-linux-x64-gnu/-/nx-linux-x64-gnu-19.0.3.tgz#7cf7891885aef85d52a5d229dc86a66ab3c50638"
-  integrity sha512-DnXWWN7xHXHA5ij8Dc09FS5vBjs4Ea2JvTttR98GT7+yLAgoxt8hDjUPzRNpbTQZUyf+bTSbpgmwTlHyXLquCQ==
-
 "@nx/nx-linux-x64-gnu@19.0.6":
   version "19.0.6"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@nx/nx-linux-x64-gnu/-/nx-linux-x64-gnu-19.0.6.tgz#4d229fce3cfc59f5f7bd9002f2e75e2f7b33ec76"
   integrity sha512-evpG6HTqFlAhFatdW0ueZpoH2Y1mHnk7cEojcNO1+aVflSGzndmdwO0ovUX4VKVutn0bK0PYt/v4/HR1+2XamA==
 
-"@nx/nx-linux-x64-musl@19.0.3":
-  version "19.0.3"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@nx/nx-linux-x64-musl/-/nx-linux-x64-musl-19.0.3.tgz#fa9a64c4496856093fba62e055a4dc5082e2016d"
-  integrity sha512-RvyRHXpNDobseddECfLpPZ/AO/a2NQjNvJ/FDpj3Gdogle985qW/Wv7BzXBb4p4C2xyqBC6fgzi6kRV6P/s5IA==
-
 "@nx/nx-linux-x64-musl@19.0.6":
   version "19.0.6"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@nx/nx-linux-x64-musl/-/nx-linux-x64-musl-19.0.6.tgz#f9b9642b97ac71ffd8c5a14592e06c354a21a55b"
   integrity sha512-HEXq/85Eb6jlnxGLEwlyROp0/MkTfpmdUmyIr0lIf0RijDdAOL8MGdzrD21dcde2cUVUkBuTs2OQt6sB28hoTQ==
 
-"@nx/nx-win32-arm64-msvc@19.0.3":
-  version "19.0.3"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@nx/nx-win32-arm64-msvc/-/nx-win32-arm64-msvc-19.0.3.tgz#1ad9df8c4e421c06671f3a4f4167b52aa40d7b4d"
-  integrity sha512-t/LYcwN5t8F9atzMszU0e6tOsYLZ5hmuuJUbLKLgzbpNhycvDI/t5m7zkOH8D8Ki7pRx6IjboZ27LAXeTqFhdA==
-
 "@nx/nx-win32-arm64-msvc@19.0.6":
   version "19.0.6"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@nx/nx-win32-arm64-msvc/-/nx-win32-arm64-msvc-19.0.6.tgz#4d25255fe082e8f290732378661ddaefdb9f6d67"
   integrity sha512-FS3oz2WRWoyxAxegQ/kJyR4qPLh0se6WOmG9bXttc16/n9a0b8trh6mzG2LPxP5/mxMdbJsRcOsphShHcIR9+A==
 
-"@nx/nx-win32-x64-msvc@19.0.3":
-  version "19.0.3"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@nx/nx-win32-x64-msvc/-/nx-win32-x64-msvc-19.0.3.tgz#e2d88643ce049478519ec26437330965df279dc7"
-  integrity sha512-xoL12yHpWJAVtgpQAcDdX9Og42q3FXRCzTDnt2X/yBynbTF+bSoMh/LtsuYaZ8H8OZ0Q4NcfreSByMreh8/jWg==
-
 "@nx/nx-win32-x64-msvc@19.0.6":
   version "19.0.6"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@nx/nx-win32-x64-msvc/-/nx-win32-x64-msvc-19.0.6.tgz#bce2c93be34b9a82d1619b0b437666f3f7dded5e"
@@ -3460,13 +3380,6 @@
     js-yaml "^3.10.0"
     tslib "^2.4.0"
 
-"@zkochan/js-yaml@0.0.6":
-  version "0.0.6"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@zkochan/js-yaml/-/js-yaml-0.0.6.tgz#975f0b306e705e28b8068a07737fa46d3fc04826"
-  integrity sha512-nzvgl3VfhcELQ8LyVrYOru+UtAy1nrygk2+AGbTm8a5YcO6o8lSjAT+pfg3vJWxIoZKOUhrK6UU7xW/+00kQrg==
-  dependencies:
-    argparse "^2.0.1"
-
 JSONStream@1.3.5, JSONStream@^1.3.5:
   version "1.3.5"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/JSONStream/-/JSONStream-1.3.5.tgz#3208c1f08d3a4d99261ab64f92302bc15e111ca0"
@@ -8114,57 +8027,6 @@ npmlog@^6.0.0:
     gauge "^4.0.3"
     set-blocking "^2.0.0"
 
-nx@19.0.3, "nx@^17.2.8 || ^18.0.0 || ^19.0.0":
-  version "19.0.3"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/nx/-/nx-19.0.3.tgz#184ba380e852e65d4f2a754938bf19d63074d0c6"
-  integrity sha512-FJ+HhKHecKvc027iA4fjWGEv2DjKj4f4UrXpDEEKUoiOiip7dKXWmZPVGkmgZC+nCD4Nbw5WvkuXGFkEf5D/SA==
-  dependencies:
-    "@nrwl/tao" "19.0.3"
-    "@yarnpkg/lockfile" "^1.1.0"
-    "@yarnpkg/parsers" "3.0.0-rc.46"
-    "@zkochan/js-yaml" "0.0.6"
-    axios "^1.6.0"
-    chalk "^4.1.0"
-    cli-cursor "3.1.0"
-    cli-spinners "2.6.1"
-    cliui "^8.0.1"
-    dotenv "~16.3.1"
-    dotenv-expand "~10.0.0"
-    enquirer "~2.3.6"
-    figures "3.2.0"
-    flat "^5.0.2"
-    fs-extra "^11.1.0"
-    ignore "^5.0.4"
-    jest-diff "^29.4.1"
-    js-yaml "4.1.0"
-    jsonc-parser "3.2.0"
-    lines-and-columns "~2.0.3"
-    minimatch "9.0.3"
-    node-machine-id "1.1.12"
-    npm-run-path "^4.0.1"
-    open "^8.4.0"
-    ora "5.3.0"
-    semver "^7.5.3"
-    string-width "^4.2.3"
-    strong-log-transformer "^2.1.0"
-    tar-stream "~2.2.0"
-    tmp "~0.2.1"
-    tsconfig-paths "^4.1.2"
-    tslib "^2.3.0"
-    yargs "^17.6.2"
-    yargs-parser "21.1.1"
-  optionalDependencies:
-    "@nx/nx-darwin-arm64" "19.0.3"
-    "@nx/nx-darwin-x64" "19.0.3"
-    "@nx/nx-freebsd-x64" "19.0.3"
-    "@nx/nx-linux-arm-gnueabihf" "19.0.3"
-    "@nx/nx-linux-arm64-gnu" "19.0.3"
-    "@nx/nx-linux-arm64-musl" "19.0.3"
-    "@nx/nx-linux-x64-gnu" "19.0.3"
-    "@nx/nx-linux-x64-musl" "19.0.3"
-    "@nx/nx-win32-arm64-msvc" "19.0.3"
-    "@nx/nx-win32-x64-msvc" "19.0.3"
-
 nx@19.0.6:
   version "19.0.6"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/nx/-/nx-19.0.6.tgz#d23abdd250ac884e5ee823293790b2cecca396b6"