diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 24c9ec9..2de6908 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ dependencies = [
     "pyyaml",
 ]
 
+[build-system]
+requires = ["hatchling"]
+build-backend = "hatchling.build"
+
 [project.scripts]
 patchwork = "patchwork.cli:main_cli"
 
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 7dab9ba..5e9c6bc 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -1317,7 +1317,7 @@ wheels = [
 [[package]]
 name = "patchwork"
 version = "0.1.0"
-source = { virtual = "." }
+source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "pydantic-ai" },
     { name = "python-dotenv" },