diff --git a/.github/workflows/pythonpublish.yml b/.github/workflows/pythonpublish.yml
index 6eecc5cb6..e793fdc5c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pythonpublish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pythonpublish.yml
@@ -8,20 +8,24 @@ jobs:
   deploy:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
     - name: Set up Python
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v6
       with:
-        python-version: '3.x'
+        python-version-file: '.python-version'
     - name: Install uv
-      uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v6.3.0
+      uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v6
       with:
         enable-cache: true
         cache-dependency-glob: uv.lock
     - name: Sync dependencies
       run: |
         uv sync --no-dev
-    - name: Build and publish
+    - name: Build
+      run: |
+        echo "Running uv build..."
+        uv build
+    - name: Publish
       run: |
         echo "Publishing to PyPI..."
         uv publish -t ${{ secrets.PYPI_TOKEN }}
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