diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-pypi.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-pypi.yml
index fc0f7941..c86a260a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-pypi.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-pypi.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
           enable-cache: true
 
       - name: Build package
-        run: uv build
+        run: uv build --wheel
 
       - name: Publish to PyPI
         env:
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index b87decb7..43bb5d0c 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ RUN pip install --no-cache-dir uv
 COPY cli/pyproject.toml ./
 COPY cli/uv.lock ./
 COPY cli/README.md ./
-COPY cli/hatch_build.py ./
 COPY config/plano_config_schema.yaml /config/plano_config_schema.yaml
 COPY config/envoy.template.yaml /config/envoy.template.yaml
 
diff --git a/cli/.gitignore b/cli/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 9165af36..00000000
--- a/cli/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-planoai/data/
diff --git a/cli/hatch_build.py b/cli/hatch_build.py
deleted file mode 100644
index fae3fa42..00000000
--- a/cli/hatch_build.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-"""Hatch build hook to bundle config files from the repo into the package.
-
-Single source of truth stays in ../config/. This hook copies them into
-planoai/data/ so they end up inside both the sdist and wheel.
-"""
-
-import os
-import shutil
-
-from hatchling.builders.hooks.plugin.interface import BuildHookInterface
-
-FILES = {
-    "plano_config_schema.yaml": "plano_config_schema.yaml",
-    "envoy.template.yaml": "envoy.template.yaml",
-}
-
-
-class CustomBuildHook(BuildHookInterface):
-    def initialize(self, version, build_data):
-        root = os.path.dirname(__file__)
-        # Repo checkout: ../config/  |  sdist: config/
-        candidates = [
-            os.path.join(root, "..", "config"),
-            os.path.join(root, "config"),
-        ]
-        dest_dir = os.path.join(root, "planoai", "data")
-        os.makedirs(dest_dir, exist_ok=True)
-
-        for src_name, dest_name in FILES.items():
-            dest = os.path.join(dest_dir, dest_name)
-            copied = False
-            for cand in candidates:
-                src = os.path.join(cand, src_name)
-                if os.path.exists(src):
-                    shutil.copy2(src, dest)
-                    copied = True
-                    break
-            if not copied and not os.path.exists(dest):
-                raise FileNotFoundError(
-                    f"Config file {src_name} not found. "
-                    "Build from the repo root or ensure files are present."
-                )
-
-        build_data["force_include"][dest_dir] = "planoai/data"
diff --git a/cli/pyproject.toml b/cli/pyproject.toml
index 3d532165..f92d557e 100644
--- a/cli/pyproject.toml
+++ b/cli/pyproject.toml
@@ -37,15 +37,12 @@ path = "planoai/__init__.py"
 [tool.hatch.build.targets.wheel]
 packages = ["planoai"]
 
+[tool.hatch.build.targets.wheel.force-include]
+"../config/plano_config_schema.yaml" = "planoai/data/plano_config_schema.yaml"
+"../config/envoy.template.yaml" = "planoai/data/envoy.template.yaml"
+
 [tool.hatch.build.targets.sdist]
-include = ["planoai/**", "hatch_build.py"]
-
-[tool.hatch.build.targets.sdist.force-include]
-"../config/plano_config_schema.yaml" = "config/plano_config_schema.yaml"
-"../config/envoy.template.yaml" = "config/envoy.template.yaml"
-
-[tool.hatch.build]
-hooks.custom.path = "hatch_build.py"
+include = ["planoai/**"]
 
 [tool.pytest.ini_options]
 addopts = ["-v"]