diff --git a/sdk/python/pyproject.toml b/sdk/python/pyproject.toml
index f3bc3a71f..44bdf00c1 100644
--- a/sdk/python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/sdk/python/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [build-system]
-requires = ["hatchling>=1.27.0"]
-build-backend = "hatchling.build"
+requires = ["uv_build>=0.11.19,<0.12"]
+build-backend = "uv_build"
 
 [project]
 name = "openai-codex"
@@ -36,28 +36,6 @@ dev = [
   { include-group = "format" },
 ]
 
-[tool.hatch.build]
-exclude = [
-  ".venv/**",
-  ".venv2/**",
-  ".pytest_cache/**",
-  "dist/**",
-  "build/**",
-]
-
-[tool.hatch.build.targets.wheel]
-packages = ["src/openai_codex"]
-include = [
-  "src/openai_codex/py.typed",
-]
-
-[tool.hatch.build.targets.sdist]
-include = [
-  "src/openai_codex/**",
-  "README.md",
-  "pyproject.toml",
-]
-
 [tool.pytest.ini_options]
 addopts = "-q"
 testpaths = ["tests"]
diff --git a/sdk/python/tests/test_artifact_workflow_and_binaries.py b/sdk/python/tests/test_artifact_workflow_and_binaries.py
index 7bedc0cc6..340d016ec 100644
--- a/sdk/python/tests/test_artifact_workflow_and_binaries.py
+++ b/sdk/python/tests/test_artifact_workflow_and_binaries.py
@@ -362,8 +362,8 @@ def test_source_sdk_template_pins_published_runtime() -> None:
     }
 
 
-def test_source_sdk_package_declares_beta_documentation_and_release_files() -> None:
-    """Public package metadata should link beta docs and ship package metadata."""
+def test_source_sdk_package_declares_beta_documentation() -> None:
+    """Public package metadata should link beta docs."""
     pyproject = tomllib.loads((ROOT / "pyproject.toml").read_text())
     readme = (ROOT / "README.md").read_text()
 
@@ -372,7 +372,6 @@ def test_source_sdk_package_declares_beta_documentation_and_release_files() -> N
         "is_beta": "Development Status :: 4 - Beta" in pyproject["project"]["classifiers"],
         "license": pyproject["project"]["license"],
         "documentation": pyproject["project"]["urls"]["Documentation"],
-        "sdist_include": pyproject["tool"]["hatch"]["build"]["targets"]["sdist"]["include"],
         "readme_is_beta": "# OpenAI Codex Python SDK (Beta)" in readme,
         "local_license_file": (ROOT / "LICENSE").exists(),
     } == {
@@ -380,11 +379,6 @@ def test_source_sdk_package_declares_beta_documentation_and_release_files() -> N
         "is_beta": True,
         "license": "Apache-2.0",
         "documentation": "https://github.com/openai/codex/tree/main/sdk/python/docs",
-        "sdist_include": [
-            "src/openai_codex/**",
-            "README.md",
-            "pyproject.toml",
-        ],
         "readme_is_beta": True,
         "local_license_file": False,
     }