diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index f9c1e597c..c2f9f4f20 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -6,10 +6,6 @@ on:
       - v*.**
     branches:
       - develop
-  pull_request:
-    branches:
-      - develop
-      - legacy/.*
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 permissions:
@@ -39,15 +35,16 @@ jobs:
           git branch
           git fetch --depth=1 origin +refs/tags/*:refs/tags/*
 
-      - name: Build wheels
-        uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v2.22.0
+      - name: Build release distributions
+        run: |
+          uv build --wheel
         env:
           HATCH_BUILD_HOOKS_ENABLE: true
 
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: wheels-${{ matrix.os }}
-          path: ./wheelhouse/*.whl
+          path: dist/
 
   release:
     needs: build_wheels
@@ -57,20 +54,24 @@ jobs:
     environment: release
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
       - name: Setup backend
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-backend
+
       - name: Configure AWS Credentials
         uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v4
         with:
           aws-access-key-id: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
           aws-secret-access-key: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
           aws-region: us-west-1
+
       - name: Download All Artifacts
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           path: dist
           merge-multiple: true
           pattern: wheels-*
+
       - name: Make github release
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
         if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ jobs:
           files: dist/*
           fail_on_unmatched_files: true
           generate_release_notes: true
+
       - name: Publish message to slack
         uses: slackapi/slack-github-action@v2.0.0
         if: success() && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
@@ -113,6 +115,7 @@ jobs:
                 }
               ]
             }
+
       - name: Publish failed message to slack
         uses: slackapi/slack-github-action@v2.0.0
         if: failure() && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')