diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 7c2cf70..cd4658c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
       - uses: "astral-sh/setup-uv@v5"
-      - name: "Build and publish"
+      - run: "uv build"
+      - run: "uv publish"
         env:
           UV_PUBLISH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PYPI_TOKEN }}
-        run: "uv publish"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 36137a0..9d595e0 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -74,3 +74,6 @@ exclude_lines = [
 [build-system]
 requires = ["setuptools>=75"]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+
+[tool.setuptools]
+license-files = []