diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index a45187b..e979892 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ local_scheme = "no-local-version"
 fallback_version = "0.0.0"
 
 [tool.semantic_release]
-build_command = "python -m pip install --upgrade build && SETUPTOOLS_SCM_PRETEND_VERSION=$NEW_VERSION python -m build"
+build_command = "SETUPTOOLS_SCM_PRETEND_VERSION=$NEW_VERSION uv build"
 major_on_zero = false
 allow_zero_version = true
 tag_format = "v{version}"